Question: I have been on long term anti biotic treatment (about 6 months now) and I'm scared it has messed up my clitoral sensitivity. I've been with my boyfriend for 2 years now and it wasn't until I started the antibiotics that I began to lose sensitivity. I've been sexually active for 5 years and have never had this problem. It now can take me 20-30 minutes to get off with vibrator stimulation and that's only once a day, 2 or 3 times a week. It used to take a quarter of that time, at most. I think something is seriously wrong with my clitoris and I don't know what to do.
I went to a gynecologist and he said that it could be the result of stress, also considering the fact that my last few periods have been a week to two weeks late, but when a culture what done I had streptococcus. I went online to research it and none of the symptoms include severe loss of clitoral sensitivity. Around that time I also switched birth controls, Ortho Tricyclen to Ortho Cyclen, could a hormone change that small create such a big difference?
The loss of sensitivity is embarrassing, a nuisance, and frightening because so far no one can tell me what's wrong. If you know anything at all it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Answer: I
don't have an answer to your question, at least in regard to the antibiotics.
Antibiotics can adversely affect the vaginal flora, which makes you more
susceptible to yeast infections. If your vulva isn't healthy perhaps it could be
less sensitive. Please see the information linked to bellow:
hygiene.htm
vaginitis.htm
The change in birth control is a possible cause, as the birth control pill has
been linked to decreased desire. See the information linked to below:
health.htm#pill
Question: Eight
weeks ago I had my first baby (I'm 32). Before pregnancy, my nipples were so
deliciously sensitive it was almost as if I had three clitorises instead of just
one; I could literally almost have an orgasm from stimulation of my nipples. I
always loved giving (during masturbation) or getting (from a partner) a lengthy
period of attention to my nipples, to get extremely excited before genital
stimulation. But as soon as I got pregnant, and now that I'm breastfeeding, my
nipples are downright ANNOYED by touch. Even if I can stand it for a while, it's
definitely not arousing.
I know that this is fairly normal because of hormones involved with pregnancy,
post-partum and lactation, and of course the friction I encounter several times
a day from breastfeeding and pumping. but I heard something recently that really
scared me--that it is possible to undergo PERMANENT changes in the nerves of the
nipples and breasts, due to breastfeeding. I've never minded the prospect of my
breast appearance changing, but a loss or unpleasant change in my sexual
appreciation of my nipples would be a tragedy for me. I've tried to find
information on the internet but all I find is stuff about changes in sensitivity
associated with plastic surgery, or of course plenty of sites praising the
benefits of breastfeeding to babies. I KNOW I'm giving my daughter one of the
most precious gifts a mother could give, and I almost feel selfish thinking
about the sexual consequences, but I at least would like the honest facts. Do
you have any statistical or otherwise clinical information about this?
Answer: I am afraid
I don't have much information to provide on this subject. It is my understanding
that most of the changes in the breasts during pregnancy and nursing occur
during the pregnancy phase, not the nursing phase. That is, nursing isn't
causing significant changes in your breasts. I don't believe you would benefit
from ceasing to nurse your daughter, but I cannot say for sure.
In regard to the change in sensation, are you fully relaxed when nursing and
exploring your nipples? You might find a quiet and dark place in which to
explore your nipples alone. Explore the sensations and see how they have
changed. Perhaps they are more intense now and your mind and body need to learn
how to process and benefit from this. Their sensitivity may have crossed over
the very thin line between pleasurable and painful. If you are tired and
stressed then nursing and nipple stimulation is less likely to be an enjoyable
experience. If you are working, as the breast pumping likely indicates, you
could be physically and emotionally exhausted by doing too much. If you are
stressed, and the stress could date back to the start of the pregnancy, it would
adversely affect your sexual responses. A woman's desire for sex often decreases
while she is nursing so the problem may be that you simply aren't in the mood
for sex, for biological reasons, so nipple stimulation is not sexually
enjoyable, as your brain isn't processing the stimulation on a sexual level.
Your body could be saying no to sex, as it doesn't want you to become pregnant
when you are nursing a young child. Your body doesn't know the different between
self and partner provided sexual stimulation, as the nerve impulses are the
same.
There are significant psychological changes associated with having your first baby. For starters you suddenly become conscious of the fact that another person is totally dependent on you and this results in less personal freedom. Some women are uncomfortable with these changes in their life and lifestyle.
The hormones most likely responsible for the change in nipple sensitivity are oxytocin and prolactin.
I checked my books on breastfeeding and searched the Internet and could not find mention of damage caused to the nipples by pregnancy or nursing. As you found out, the subject of nerve damage was always discussed in the context of breast augmentation or reduction surgery.
Question: My
question; my girlfriend has found her breasts have gotten bigger, and she is now
an E cup and doesn't know how, she hasn't put on weight, and hasn't gotten
bigger anywhere else. Why would this be?
She's 21 this year, could she still just be growing?
It's likely there is no answer for this of course, but thank you for any advice.
Answer: I am afraid I don't have a definitive answer to your question. The breasts are made up of fat and glandular tissues. Changes in percentage of body fat and hormone levels will then affect their size. Change in body weight and fat distribution will also affect their size. Hormonal changes associated with puberty, pregnancy, and birth control pills will influence the size of her breasts. Given the size of your girlfriend's breasts it is possible, I am guessing, for them to become larger as a result of stretching, because of their weight and strain on her body. Changes in the shape of her breasts and body may cause her bras to fit differently, or a change in bra styles of manufacturers could result in a need for a different sized bra. Most women wear the wrong size bra to begin with. As a young teen she may have been reluctant to switch to a larger bra size, not wanting acknowledge their increasing size. She may have intentionally worn a bra that was too small. Disproportionately large breasts tend to be very hard on a woman's body, because of their associated weight.
Question: It
took me some time to post on this website but I spend hours reading all the
stories and all the information and use it to develop my own sexuality and to
get to know what I like.
I was sexually and emotionally abused by my father at the age 14 and since then
I closed off the subject sex in my life until the age of 33. In the meantime I
was married had relationships however never found total enjoyment in my sex life
and never experienced an orgasm. After my divorce I met a man I totally and for
the first time experienced love and emotional feelings I never knew from before
and I started to open myself up to the emotional world that I kept hidden as my
defense for so many years. It was at that time I decided that I want to explore
my sexuality as I no longer wanted a relationship with a man again that kept
this aspect aside. I started masturbating for the first time in my life and
exploring my body. I must admit that it took me over 8 months using a vibrator
on my clit until I experienced an orgasm. Now it became part of my daily life
and I crave after it maybe also feeling what I was missing for so many years.
Now I am at a point where I am not sure how to bring the orgasm into my sexual
life with my boyfriend, as I never told him about all this. I must say our sex
life improved tremendously, as I relaxed and became sexually open, however I
still did not experience an orgasm with him. For me to reach an orgasm with the
direct clitoris stimulation using the vibrator it takes almost 20 to 30 minutes,
and I am a bit scared that his manual stimulation is just not enough for me, I
just do not feel that much. I feel I am not as sensitive as all the other women
that describe their stories, as I need so much direct clitoral stimulation using
the vibrator and I am not sure if this is just a matter of time to develop more
sensitivity or not. Also I am not sure now how to bring this up to my boyfriend
as I believe I am now at a phase that in order to bring my orgasm experience
into our sex life I will need him to be included and aware. If there is anyone
else with similar experience I would appreciate any feedback. Should I just talk
to him openly (since of course until now I faked orgasm) - I am scared that he
will feel I lied to him and pretended - however I needed first the time for
myself to discover myself first and find my sexuality first on my own. He knows
I masturbate but he once mentioned that if a woman masturbates it means a man is
not fulfilling her needs.
So any advice will be appreciated what to do now, I feel a bit in a corner now.
Thank you.
The website is great and I encourage all women that went a similar path of
learning sexuality later in their life to pursue masturbation and learning their
own bodies. It has been the best present I ever gave myself in my life for
myself.
Answer: You
bring up some difficult topics to address.
It is wonderful that you have taken the initiative to reclaim your sexuality,
and have made great progress in doing so. So pat yourself on the back. :)
The problems you now face with your partner likely stem from your prior history
of abuse. This abuse likely adversely affected your self confidence. If your
self confidence was at an ideal level then you would have always clearly
indicated your sexual needs and experiences to your partner, which is something
most women cannot do for varies reasons. You would have explained how things
were and there would have been no need to fake orgasm, etc. You still may not be
experiencing orgasm during partnered sex but your partner would know and you
wouldn't be faulting yourself.
Your lack of self confidence likely means you are unable to consider the
prospect of not having your current partner. They are too much of your current
identity. You cannot acknowledge that even though you love them you can live
without them. Love should never be an excuse, as love is never an excuse. The
things that occurred between you and your father should demonstrate this.
Just as you have grown your partner must grow too. If they cannot or are
unwilling to grow with you then you must leave them behind, as otherwise they
hinder your growth.
You are being hindered by the what ifs rather than the realities facing you now.
Will you ever experience orgasm with your partner if they do not grow by
learning more about you and your sexual needs?
If you don't risk the relationship it will not grow and neither will you. You
cannot experience fulfilling partnered sex with your current partner unless they
are willing to change. If they are unwilling to change, do they love you, the
true you? You may not be able to change them, but they must be willing to
change, and ultimately must change. Wishing and dreaming will get you nowhere,
other than where you are now.
Your sexuality is normal for you. No one can judge your sexuality that hasn't
lived in your shoes. Nothing you have or do experience is abnormal for you. You
are like no one else so compare yourself to no one.
For you, and other women, it is normal for it to take twenty or more minutes of
stimulation with a vibrator to reach orgasm. Knowing the whys probably wont
change this fact, but there is tons of information on this website that
addresses the possible whys. My first guess is that you need mental stimulation
in addition to the physical stimulation. Get your brain involved in the process.
Faking orgasm is bad for many reasons. By faking orgasm initially to make him feel good about himself and you, and to hide any deficiencies you may see in yourself, you could ultimately make him feel very badly about himself and you. You have basically lied to him by pretending to experience orgasm. It may be hard on his self confidence to learn that not only couldn't he stimulate you to orgasm but also that he couldn't tell that you were faking it, that he had been fooled. His disappointment with himself could be projected onto you, resulting in him being angry with you rather than himself. That is, the anger he may direct at you may not be caused by you. Despite this, it it not your fault if he has low self-confidence, this is something that occurred prior to his meeting you. As you grow as a person he may not be able to grow with you, and that is not any fault of your own.
What you have done cannot be undone, and there is no way to sugar coat it,
and you must ultimately be honest with him if the relationship is to grow. I
would inform him about the history of abuse before telling him that you have
been faking orgasm. You can then explain how you recently learned how to
experience orgasm when masturbating with a vibrator. The idea is to provide some
background information that explains why you did fake orgasm. He then may
realize that you weren't experiencing orgasm with him, without you needing to
tell him. You don't want to say, "Oh, by the way, I have never experienced
orgasm with you." Provide the information that allows him to come to that
conclusion on his own. The relationship will not grow and your growing sexual
needs will not be fulfilled if you do not address this issue or continue to fake
orgasm. There are no short cuts.
I hope this advice is of help and furthers the reclaiming of your sexuality and
life.
Question: I
always have the question in my mind about whether am I still consider a virgin
or not.
I had a boyfriend before, and we tried to have sex the first time we went to
Vancouver for sightseeing. We did the usual foreplay, like kissing, French
kissing, etc, and then he tried to put his penis inside of me for the first
time. Maybe I was nervous, or intense, my vagina was very dry, and he had a hard
time entering. And, when he tried to enter each time, it hurt me very much, and
each time I would push him away, because it hurt a lot. At the end, I even cried
and wanted him to stop, and he did. Because we did this in the dark I am not
sure if his penis fully enter into my body, which I doubt, or how far his penis
entered into my body, maybe just a inch or two, I cannot remember at all, all I
remember is the pain.
Then, came a second time, we tried to do it, and the same thing happened. Each
time he tried to enter my vagina, I felt intense pain. So, like the first time,
I pushed him away.
So, does this still make me a virgin?? Since we did not have complete sexual
intercourse and we both did not reach orgasm. And, I am pretty sure his penis
has not fully entered me, maybe just a little, since it hurts so much as soon as
he tried to enter me.
Or, as soon as someone's penis has been in contact with my vagina, that makes
me a non-virgin???
I really want to know, please help me on this issue.
Thank you for your help.
Answer: This
subject is addressed on the following linked to article:
virgin1.htm
Follow-up
Question:
Thank you for your reply. And, I have read the article about virginity on your
site. However, I still cannot quite know for sure am I still considered to be a
virgin or not for my specific situation.
Please help me with a more clear cut answer with explanations, thank you so much
for your help and time. I really appreciate it.
Follow-up Answer:
As I mention on the website, it is my believe that virginity is a spiritual
attribute, not a physical one. You are a virgin if you believe you are. Some may
say you are still a virgin others may say you are not. Who do you chose to
listen to?
I would have to wonder why you are concerned about being a virgin when you
attempted to have intercourse, and if this attempt had succeeded you wouldn't be
a virgin now anyway.
Follow-up Question:
I am concerned about whether or not I am a virgin because I regret the things I
have done in the past.
So, I guess my question is my situation counts as a successful intercourse? That
we tried to have intercourse, but because it gives me a lot of pain, so much,
that I pushed him away. If it does not count as a successful intercourse, does
that mean I am still a virgin?
Follow-up Answer:
If you believe YOU are a virgin then that is all that matters. Regardless of the
label you accept it wont change the past. When you attempt intercourse again
your partner should know that you attempted it before but were unsuccessful, for
the reasons you give. I don't believe it would be wise to act like these prior
experiences never happened, as they will likely have a lasting legacy. To say
you are a virgin may be a little misleading, as most people will presume you
have no experience with intercourse. You don't necessarily have to use the word
"virgin" in your description of yourself to others, you can say you
have tried to engage in intercourse but were unsuccessful. This allows the
person you are speaking to to draw their own conclusion, and it isn't necessary
for your perceived state of virginity to match theirs, as it is a argument you
are unlikely to win.
It takes more maturity to admit prior mistakes than to hide them. We all make
mistakes.
Before you attempt intercourse again it is highly advisable that you work on
inserting a penis sized object into your vagina, as repeated experiences of
painful intercourse or attempts at intercourse are likely to have negative
psychological consequences. Preparing the vagina for intercourse is described on
the pages about virginity, which you may have already
read.
In the survey on this website that looks at a woman's first experience of sexual intercourse about 50% say their partner was not able to insert their penis the first time they attempted to, so your experience isn't unusual, so you have no need to fault yourself, or to hide you experience. You should be more concerned with educating your partner and yourself so it doesn't happen again, or if it does, you can figure out a solution.
Question: I was
reading on your website, and I came across a section on faking orgasms. I have a
boyfriend and we've been having sex for about a year. And I've never experienced
an orgasm during sex. And I lied. I tell him almost every time that I do because
he's very sensitive about the issue. HELP! I do enjoy sex how it is now, but if
you can make it better, then why not? Is there a way I can change this, I mean,
achieve orgasm through different ways, maybe it be suggestions or new positions,
without telling him? Could I just say "Hey I learned something new, lets
try it?" I do feel terrible about it, but only because he would if he knew.
So please.. Help!
Answer: I would
recommend getting in the driver's seat and controlling to a greater degree your
sexual experiences with your boyfriend.
For starters, put on some sexy lingerie and tell your boyfriend that you have a
surprise for him. Have him sit on a chair next to your bed and then proceed to
masturbate to orgasm. This will show him the type of stimulation you require if
you are to experience orgasm. This will allow you to experience orgasm during
partnered sex, without his direct involvement. Most guys get a thrill out of
watching their partner masturbate. If you boyfriend has a problem with it then
it is his problem not yours. If he tries to interrupt your masturbation session
prior to you reaching orgasm don't allow him to, but rather encourage him to
masturbate while you watch.
During his manual and oral stimulation of your vulva provide positive feedback.
Guide his hand or mouth. Grab his head and guide his mouth. If necessary sit on
his face to control his actions; be playfully aggressive. Reach down and open
your vulva and retract your clitoral hood during oral sex so he has easier
access to your clitoris, if you enjoy direct clitoral stimulation.
During intercourse get on top and once he is inside you either sit still or move
very slowly while you reach down and stimulate your clitoris. Use your pelvic
muscles and gentle movements to keep him erect but otherwise focus on your
pleasure. After you have had your orgasm bring him to orgasm.
I would also recommend telling him that a friend recommend my website to you and
that you found it of interest too. It should help give him a clue.
Don't blame yourself for his lack of self-confidence, and false self-confidence
gains nothing. He needs to learn how to survive in the real world where we don't
succeed every time. If you don't teach him how to give pleasure to a woman how
will he ever learn?
Follow-up Question: Thanks for the feed back. I'll have to maybe try the masturbation idea, except I've never done it outside of the bathtub, meaning the running water. That's the only way I've tried, then, there for, the only way I know. I'll have to experiment a little more I guess.
Follow-up Answer:
You might try using a vibrator alone and with your boyfriend. I meant to mention
one in my last e-mail but forgot. Or you can take him into the bathroom and tell
him you have a surprise for him and proceed to masturbate using water spray as
you normally do.
Question: This
is a great and very informative site; thanks to it, I've found that many of the
things I've been worrying about as being "abnormal" are actually
nothing to be ashamed of.
I recently examined my genital area with a hand mirror, since I've been
experiencing some itching/dryness after using tampons for the first time last
week, and I noticed that my hymen seemed to be white/whitish in color. Is this
normal, or is this possibly a sign of an infection of some sort? I haven't
noticed any excessive or abnormal discharge, just some itching in the area
around my vagina. No smells or anything out of the ordinary except the itching;
and I never paid attention to my hymen before, so I don't know if the color is
different. I tried touching it to see if perhaps it was just discharge, but it
didn't come off. Any advice? Thank you very much!
Answer: I'm not
a doctor so I cannot comment on the color of your hymen but it doesn't sound
obviously abnormal. The color could be the result of the tissue being thin and
there not being much in the way of blood vessels in the tissue. The following
web page has additional photos of the hymen. Some have a
whitish coloration.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010301/883.html
Others experience dryness after using tampons, as a tampon absorbs all the fluid
they come in contact with, not just the menstrual blood. They also absorb your
normal cervical and vaginal fluids. This is mentioned on the page about hygiene
linked to below. You might try applying a natural lubricant like vitamin E oil
to your vulva and vagina. Don't use anything with artificial colors or scents
added. The insertion and removal of the tampons may also have injured or
stressed your hymen, especially if your vagina was dry. Walking and tight
fitting clothing may irritate your injured hymen too.
hygiene.htm
The following linked to information about inserting tampons may be of help. It
recommends the use of a lubricant when inserting tampons, and possibly when
removing them.
tampon.htm
Question: My
girlfriend hasn't been able to experience orgasm for about two years. That
loosely lines up with the beginning of college for us (we're in our 2nd year),
and she holds academic things as one of her highest priorities, so maybe its
because of stress.
I haven't spoken to her about it in a while, but I remember she told me that she
was able to do it in her shower back home with one of those removable shower
heads on a hose.
We've gone as far as giving each other oral and using our hands but nothing
further. Whenever I go down on her or finger her, the experience ends in her
clit area getting too sensitive. She says it seems like she might orgasm
sometimes, but it gets too unbearable for her. It usually happens after about 30
to 45 minutes.
I also believe she may be a little conscious of her body. I love every inch of
her but she seems to be ashamed of her stomach area a bit. If we're sitting
around watching a movie and my hand wanders under her shirt, she'll sometimes
pull my hand away and pull her shirt down if I'm hovering around her tummy area.
If I go to her sides or chest, it doesn't seem to bother her. As soon as I go to
her belly button area, she'll pull my hand out. We're really close--I definitely
don't get the vibe that she wouldn't want me to go there--I get the feeling like
she doesn't want me to feel that part of her because she doesn't want me to
see/feel that part of her.
She mentioned once that she could hear people through the walls/doors in our
dorm, saying that people could probably hear her if she got especially vocal, so
that might be another thing that's holding her back. That's a recent thing
though--she only heard the girl she was speaking of about a month ago.
We got a little spoiled last semester because her roommate was practically
non-existent. She started living off campus with her boyfriend, so we had the
room to ourselves quite a bit. Her roommate moved out officially and she got a
new roommate who's here all the time now, so we don't get to be close too often
anymore. So we haven't had too many encounters recently...
I really would like for her to be able to orgasm, and I'm sure she would too.
She definitely seems to enjoy what we do together, but we'd really like for her
to be able to. It gets frustrating though, because it seems like such a goal,
and we barely get any chances to try to reach it. From what I've read, I know
its not great to view it as something to obtain, and rather to just let it
happen, but I'd imagine that it's pretty difficult to put out of your mind if
its something you want so badly. I definitely see it as a goal when I go down on
her, and I'm sure its at least subconsciously in her head. Although, I guess it
seems unlikely that she'd orgasm from what I do with her if she can't do it by
herself.
I've tried thinking of ways to get her to try and relax. She seems to enjoy
massages and says I'm quite good at it. I've never tried it with some sort of
oil though. She does seem to get a little more frisky when alcohol is involved,
but we always just go to sleep or can't do anything because of roommates. I've
read some things for her to try, like breathing rhythmically, but haven't
suggested anything in particular yet. I've read quite a bit of
The-Clitoris.com's articles and some on cosmomag's site and don't know exactly
what to suggest to her.
Any advice? Thanks
Answer: There
are a lot of possible causes for her situation. Without input from her there is
little in the way of advice I can provide, outside of what is already presented
on the website. She is responsible for her own sexual pleasure, not you, and if
she is unwilling or unable to address this issue there is little you can do. As
the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. If
sex in unimportant to her right now forcing the issue will gain you nothing.
It sounds like you need to discuss your concerns and feelings with her.
I recommend showing her the website and encouraging her to read through the
information presented.
If she is unable to masturbate to orgasm then there are larger issues at play
besides your skill.
Until you can find more privacy then your sexual activities may be greatly
limited, but even when you did have privacy it doesn't sound like things were
much better.
Follow-up Question:
Oh don't get me wrong, things are great between us. She and I definitely enjoys
what time we do have together. I'd just like to be able to do for her what she
can do for me. She always says how much she enjoys what I do with her and it
doesn't seem like that big of a concern of hers to orgasm, but she has said that
she'd love to be able to do that again. I've been doing lots of reading just to
see if there was absolutely anything I could do to bring it back for her. We've
agreed to not go further than oral sex until she can orgasm again too, so I'm
pretty motivated to find anything I can do.
On boards where I've asked for advice, people have told me not to press her too
much because it will make her more body conscious, stressed out, etc.. So I've
kind of gotten conflicting advice from different places. But don't get me
wrong-- sex isn't unimportant to her. We're all over each other when we can get
any privacy.
Thanks for the advice.
Follow-up Answer:
You said, "We've agreed to not go further than oral sex until she can
orgasm again too, so I'm pretty motivated to find anything I can do. "
If she isn't ready to go beyond oral sex, which I take to mean intercourse, then
if she isn't ready for intercourse she may be reluctant to experience orgasm.
Don't make her orgasms a condition of anything. I would have to ask why you are
so eager to go further, as she may not be? If her orgasms are more important to
you than her then that is not a good sign. Don't be self serving.
For now work on intimacy, nonsexual, and full body massages, to help her relax.
It may also help with her body image if she starts feeling comfortable laying
naked before you.
My guess is that she isn't ready to go further than she is at present. If she is
happy and satisfied with your sexual relationship as it is now don't try to move
it in a direction she isn't comfortable with. She has enough to worry about with
school without the need for sexual pressures from others.
It is honorable that you want to give her more pleasure, but you may be asking more of her than she is willing or able to give at this time. She needs to understand your motives, and not feel you are trying to do things she isn't ready for. If she believes you have ulterior motives, i.e. intercourse, she wont be open to new things. If she says she is happy you need to accept that. You should read the following article.
Question: I've been dating my boyfriend for seven months now. We've never had sex, because we have chosen to give it a time to make it right, but got really into almost-it many times. I really want to give him pleasure without having intercourse, but I'm not quite sure what to do. I've seen him masturbate and I've been trying to help him, but I want to do more. Can you give me some tips or links on the net that help me make him as happy as he makes me? Thanks!
Answer: Here are
links to info on hand jobs:
http://www.sexuality.org/l/sex/manstim.html
http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/havingsex/performanceproblems/givetheboyahand
http://alt.com/intgroups/aa62/tyadmin/acprint_admin_article.html
http://www.sexinfo101.com/pm_handtechniques.shtml
http://www.sex-project.com/handjobs.shtml
The following page on the website has links to info on blow jobs:
qa_7/qa7_14.htm
Question: Hi my name is Melissa and I work for Playboy Radio. Today on our show we came across a random question that we do not know the answer to. Why is it that a woman's pussy lips change color. Is it something to do with age, child birth, hygiene? We really need to know!!!!
Answer: I don't
know much about this subject, though I have been asked it before. I addressed it
in the following Q&A.
qa_5/qa5_10.htm
I mention changes in labial color during puberty, as a result of hormonal
changes on the page about the anatomy of the vulva linked to below; directly
below the second image:
vulva.htm
The subject of what determines skin color is addressed on the following website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_color
The following page states, "Progesterone and estrogen stimulate melanin
formation..."
http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook/files/Cons/ACF3019.cfm&pub_id=8&article_id=146
Dr Kitamura states on the following website, "Like skin, the color of the
female genitalia is determined by melanin."
http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=292
The following website says this, "The amount of melanin varies widely
from place to place on the body. It is concentrated in freckles (also
hereditary) and moles; the backs of the hands and tops of the feet; the nipple
and areola of the breast; around the anus, scrotum, penis, and labia
majora."
http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/bi173/enotes2.html
The following page states, "The pregnancy hormones estrogen and
progesterone stimulate the melanin cells in the skin to produce more pigment,
"
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/1/T011309.asp
The information provided above should prove changes in skin color are not the
result of masturbation, partnered sex, or poor hygiene, unless the hygiene is so
poor it results in major infections and changes in the structure of the skin
cells.