3 Unusual Things That Some Women Experience After Sex

What happens after sex? You snuggle up in your guy's arms happily, right? Well, that's not always the case for some women. Wait until you hear some of the surprising (and shocking) things women deal sometimes after sex. Do these things happen to you?

I wrote a really fascinating story (if I do say so myself!) for WomansDay.com recently about some of the strangest and most unusual things that happen to women after sex. I bet you didn't know about these three! After sex, some women ...

__*Have an intense desire to be alone: __While many people enjoy lingering in each other's arms after sex, some are just the opposite. In fact, some women say they can't wait to pull away and retreat to another part of their house--away from their guy. "After the intense closeness of sex, a woman or her partner may need to be alone to collect herself, to feel integrated again," explains Alman. "Sometimes a woman feels she has given too much of herself and needs to be alone to feel whole again," she continues. "If she recognizes her need, she can manage to do something about it rather than start a fight or withdraw in what could feel like abandonment to her partner."

__*Experience temporary amnesia: __It sounds like a scene from a movie: After sex, a woman suddenly has no memory of where she is, what year it is and how she got there. But what sounds like fiction is actually a real, yet rare, medical condition called transient global amnesia—when blood flow is temporarily restricted from the hippocampus area of the brain. Experts believe it may be brought on by strenuous activity, such as vigorous exercise, or sex with orgasm. "Some women also black out with orgasm, momentarily," adds Alman. "It's always best to be checked out to eliminate the possibility of a mini-stroke."