# What causes "piss shivers" (Continued)

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> [@AndrewT](#):
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> 1. No. I get it maybe one time in five or fewer.
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> 2. It does not only happen soon after ejaculation. Not that I understand how an exothermic reaction there (ow!) would result in the classic shiver.

Nor do I; it was just an idea I was throwing out. Still, the very idea of a violent (relatively) chemical reaction taking place in my urethra gives me a somewhat visceral case of the heebie-jeebies.

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