text: Its called the Refractory period and it can last anywhere from minutes to a day.\n\nIt is not that you lose your hormones (in fact, testosterone levels actually rise after orgasm), instead, during an orgasm certain hormones are released into your system which suppress further sexual arousal.  \n\nThe amount of the hormone released determines how long the refractory period will be.  Once the hormones are gone, there is nothing preventing you from being sexually aroused again and you will be able to have sex again.  \n\nHope this helps.