Ask The Sexpert!
I did this research assignment for one of my classes and I thought I would share it with you. Of course, as a warning, it is more female oriented, and most guys will probably get grossed out just by the mention of the word period. But I implore you, this is information of which I think every human being on the planet should know about. And I made incredibly comical. So.... Read at your own risk. :)
It’s that time of the month again. Where mother nature has just become your worst enemy and
all you want to do is chow down some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and a bottle of Pamprin. Your “girly
mess” is in full swing. But here’s the kicker, you’re also feeling a bit like a cat in heat. You and your
partner are getting hot and bothered, and you’re not sure if getting physical is such a great idea.
Nevertheless, the massacre in your pants should not hinder you from having a good time.
Since the dawn of time, even when women first realized that this monthly phenomena did not
make us evil witches and werewolves, the “period” has been a dreaded routine hated by all vagina
owners. We stock up on Playtex Tampons and Dove chocolate, hibernate under our covers, and
embed ourselves into the very fabric of our dark colored sweat pants. Worst part of it all, we have to
hang that sign outside of our bedroom door that lets our sexual counterparts know that we are
“temporarily out of order.”
In the likelihood of sounding like a Kotex commercial, I say, don’t fret! Your period does not
have to mean that you have to hang your kinkhat or put down your magic sexytime wands. Here’s
some vital information you should probably know. There are actual benefits in engaging in sexual
intercourse during your menstruation. Let me repeat some of those key terms from the previous
statement : benefits, intercourse.
There are two basic phases of a menstrual cycle. The follicular phase and the luteal phase.
(AskBaby.com, 2007) The follicular phase is the phase where all the blood and gore take place. This is
the phase people are most terrified of. Both you and your sex partner steer clear of this phase once a
month because of the age old myths about how awful it is. The “house of horrors” contains the mostly all
of following: bloating, cramping, mood swings, bleeding, fatigue, irritability, headaches, backaches,
everything aches, spontaneous crying, laughing, and/or screaming, and an intense craving for junk food.
In short, it’s five days of pure hell. Oh, the joys...
Sex is good. So why not have it on your period? Let’s start with bloating. You know that feeling
you get right after an orgasm that makes you feel like a frisky little feline stretching in the sun? That same
feeling happens even when you are bleeding out of your cervix. So if you don’t feel sexy because you
have intense bloating on your period, the moments right after an orgasm will make you not only feel
pretty, but also less gross. (Rodriguez, 2009)
Moving on to cramping and anything else that could possibly hurt. Without getting all kinds of
technical, an orgasm is simply a release of pressure and feelgood chemicals in your brain. These feelgood chemicals are called endorphins. Orgasm can ultimately relieve strain in muscle tissue because
the amount of dopamine released in the brain during orgasm relaxes your body. A study done in the
European Journal of Neuroscience actually analyzed orgasms in women, saying that the chemicals
released during orgasm seemingly temporarily shut down the temporal lobe. “The deactivation of the
temporal lobe is directly related to the level of sexual arousal.” (Georgiadis, et al.) They also bring up
the French, who call an orgasm, “Le Petit Mort,” which in English is translated as, “Little Death.” Since
their findings show that the temporal lobe is shut down during orgasm, it lives up to its French name.
The act of sex comes with its ups and downs. The act itself is tedious and full of effort.
Sometimes some extra stuff has to be added to the mix just to get going. But if you happen to be on
your period and you find you really don’t want to break open the tube of lube sitting on the nightstand
waiting for you to get your naughty on, don’t worry. The mess downstairs is actually a good form of
lubricant. Getting it on has just become one step less.
According to an article by EverydayHealth.com about having sex on your period, it actually
does shorten the stay of your Aunt Flow, “Sex during your period could also help to shorten your
period by a few days. You will still have a normal, healthy period, but the additional contractions that
your uterus experiences during orgasm might help shed your menstrual blood faster, therefore ending
your period a bit sooner than usual.” (Rodriguez, 2009)
So when the days are as dark as the pants you’re wearing, and you feel like no one could even
think of looking at you let alone touching you, think again. Having your period is sexy. And in regards to
sounding like an Always commercial, yet again, have a happy period. It may come with a lot of terrifying
symptoms, and people may scatter like cockroaches to a beam of light, but get your hopes up. Showers
were invented for a reason.
AskBaby.com. (2007, August 06). The menstrual cycle. Retrieved from
http://www.askbaby.com/themenstrualcycle.htm
Georgiadis, J. R., Kortekaas, R., Kuipers, R., Nieuwenburg, A., Pruim, J., Reinders, A., &
Holstege, G. (2006). Regional cerebral blood flow changes associated with clitorally
induced orgasm in healthy women. European Journal Of Neuroscience, 24(11),
33053316.doi:10.1111/j.14609568.2006.05206.x
Rodriguez, D. (2009, January 21). Having sex during your period. Retrieved from
http://www.everydayhealth.com/sexualhealth/
sexduringyourperiod.aspx
If you were thoroughly grossed the fuck out, oh frikkin well, man the fuck up. This isn't something to be a baby about. Eventually, we all have to face the facts. But other than that, you're welcome for the ever-flowing fountain of knowledge that is me.
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