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Except they're not called "blue balls". As a woman who's experienced them, I find it annoying when men complain about it all the time and try to blame women for giving it to them.
The technical term for it is "vasocongestion" in both men and women. It's when your body tissues or organs (including but not limited to the genitals) swell up due to the increased blood flow to the area. It's usually temporary and harmless, and subsides as soon as the blood flow returns to normal. It could be painful if the blood gets trapped in the area for too long though. The blood vessels dilate, keeping the oxygen away from it and giving the blood a blue texture. This is also one of the causes of menstrual cramps.
Fun fact: Blushing is caused due to vasocongestion of the cheeks.
"Blue balls" is the term used when this happens to the testicles and it's usually accompanied by testicular pain. In both men and women, blood rushes down to the to the genitals when you're aroused and then gets released after you have an orgasm. Being aroused for too long without an orgasm can cause pain in the around the area.
Time to debunk some myths that people believe about it.
- Myth: Blue balls is a myth.
It's real and has been aknowledged by doctors - Myth: It's a medical condition.
It's usually temporary and should go away after a few hours. It's also not harmful in any way. I've heard people say that you could die from it. That's just ridiculuous. - Myth: The only way to get rid of it is to get laid.
Ladies, don't let a man ever use this excuse to guilt you into sleeping with him. He could just take care of it on his own. The quickest solution is to masturbate, but it should eventually go away with time. - Myth: It's just a tigly sensation that feels uncomfortable.
It can be quite painful and you can usually feel it in your lower abdomen too. - Myth: It could happen if you've been teased for a few minutes.
It only happens if you've been aroused for an hour or longer and haven't experienced an orgasm.
And finally, - Myth: It only happens to men.
Just because women don't have a common slang term for it, it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen to them. Vasocongestion of the genitals can happen to both men and women since our genitals get engorged with blood too when we're aroused. Staying aroused for too long without a release can cause pain down there. For me they felt a lot like menstrual cramps, but less intense.
The reason I wrote this myTake is because most people don't understand the term completely. I know a lot of people who believe that it's a myth. While it's true that a lot of men fake it so it would benifit them, it does really happen. They can usually take care of it themselves though, and no one should feel guilty for not having sex with someone they don't want to. It's also annoying when men act like it only happens to them, because I've experienced it too.
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