{"id":117,"date":"2020-10-09T03:45:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T03:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.mysecretdrawer.co\/2020\/10\/09\/debunking-an-old-myth-about-the-feminine-anatomy\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T03:45:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T03:45:50","slug":"debunking-an-old-myth-about-the-feminine-anatomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/debunking-an-old-myth-about-the-feminine-anatomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunking an Old Myth About the Feminine Anatomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chances are, you first heard \u2013 and maybe believed – it in the playground. That\u2019s probably because the logic behind the myth is so patently juvenile that a misled child just might trust it to be true. <\/p>

Sadly, however, like many other lurid fallacies about the female anatomy, it has gained something many women wish more men had… stamina and staying power.<\/p>

In fact, the misconception has probably been lurking around the margins of our collective consciousness for as long as women have been having sex. That is, that the vagina of a woman who has sex with multiple partners will become loose over time.<\/p>

We\u2019ve all heard jokes about it at one point or another, haven\u2019t we? The notion is so prevalent that many women have bought into it, doing Kegel exercises and applying vaginal creams to \u201ctighten\u201d themselves.<\/p>

\"The — The popular fallacy says that the vagina of a woman who has sex with multiple partners will become loose over time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Loose Woman, Loose Vagina Myth<\/h2>
But the fact is there is no such thing as a loose vagina. That lovely part of the feminine anatomy might change over time, but it won\u2019t lose its elasticity permanently because of sex.<\/p>
So how did this myth start? Well, you will notice the malicious sexism at the core of the misconception once you begin investigating how male-dominated society tends to make distinctions among women.<\/p>
Strangely enough, the ‘loose vagina phenomenon’ only exists for women who are not in a monogamous relationship. <\/p>
According to the myth, a woman who has had sex with 20 different men is looser than a wife who has had sex with her husband 20 times.<\/p>
If the logic of the assertion escapes you, it’s because there is none in the first place. Our phallocentric society has historically employed the myth as a way to disgrace women for their sex lives. <\/p>
Its origins date back to a time when society assented to men treating women like property – or worse. <\/p>
Today, the term is yet another way our society shames the autonomy of women, suggesting their worth declines each time they have sex outside of marriage.<\/p>
Somewhere along the line, we were taught that women who have sex with several partners lose their elasticity.<\/p>
$\"Strangely$
Strangely enough, the loose vagina phenomenon only exists for women who are not in a monogamous relationship. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
Double Standards<\/h3>
The same sort of outdated bias<\/a> is at work \u2013 albeit indirectly – when we call a woman\u2019s journey home from a sexual encounter \u201cthe walk of shame.\u201d A man isn\u2019t inclined to feel shame walking home after such an encounter \u2013 quite the opposite, truth be told.<\/p>
That\u2019s why Angela Jones, gynecologist and sexual health adviser for Astroglide, laughs at the notion that sex with multiple partners robs a woman of her elasticity. <\/p>
\u201cBabies pass through vaginas for crying out loud,\u201d says Jones. \u201cThis is the obvious reason penises, no matter how many, can\u2019t \u2018loosen\u2019 a vagina. A penis in the vagina, no matter how many, is like dropping a pebble in a pond. You see the effects initially, then there are no after effects.\u201d<\/p>
Only two things can affect a woman\u2019s vaginal elasticity: age and childbirth. Frequent sex – or the lack thereof – won\u2019t cause a women\u2019s vagina to lose any of its stretch. <\/p>
Kegel exercises might strengthen a woman\u2019s vaginal muscles, but they don\u2019t actually tighten her vagina.<\/p>
$\"Only$
Only two things can affect a woman\u2019s vaginal elasticity: age and childbirth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Age, Childbirth, and Natural Changes<\/h3>
\u201cIt\u2019s natural for your vagina to change after a vaginal delivery,\u201d says Suzanne Falck, associate professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. \u201cIf you\u2019ve had multiple childbirths, your vaginal muscles are more likely to lose a little bit of elasticity.\u201d<\/p>
Women may also begin to see a change in elasticity starting in their 40s. That\u2019s because their estrogen levels will begin to drop as they enter the perimenopausal stage.<\/p>
A loss of estrogen means vaginal tissues become thinner, drier, less acidic, and less flexible. \u201cThese changes may become more noticeable once you reach full menopause,\u201d says Falck.<\/p>
The opposite of loose isn\u2019t necessarily a good thing, either. Falck sees more cause for concern for women who feel a tightness during sex.<\/p>
A woman\u2019s vaginal muscles naturally relax when she\u2019s aroused. If she\u2019s not turned on or physically prepared<\/a> for intercourse, her vagina won\u2019t relax, self-lubricate, and stretch, making sex painful or impossible to complete, says Falck.<\/p>
Extreme vaginal tightness could also be a sign of vaginismus, she goes on. This is a treatable physical disorder that affects one in every 500 women, according to the University of California, Santa Barbara.<\/p>
$\"Women$
Women may begin to see a change in elasticity starting in their 40s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The Same Goofy Logic, the Other Way Around<\/h3>
Still not convinced? Consider, then, how absolute hilarity ensues once the same logic is applied to male genitalia. After all, the male penis demonstrates its own kind of elasticity.<\/p>
That revered part of the male anatomy \u2018grows\u2019 when a man is in a state of arousal, shrinks when \u2013 well – it\u2019s cold.<\/p>
If a man believes that a woman of \u2018inferior morals\u2019 eventually loses her vagina\u2019s springiness, he would then choose \u2018virtuous\u2019 women with \u2018tight\u2019 vaginas, wouldn\u2019t he? After all, the tighter, the better.<\/p>
Since nature doesn\u2019t share our prejudices, one must assume that, after having repeatedly penetrated \u2018tight\u2019 vaginas, a man\u2019s penis will eventually lose its girth due to squishing.<\/p>
Imagine, then, living against a stigma that says that the more sex you have with a variety of women, the smaller your penis becomes. <\/p>
After a while, the virile ladies\u2019 man \u2013 *the man\u2019s man<\/em> – would encounter difficulties trying to convince women he isn\u2019t as small as people say.<\/p>*
*Of course, the truth is that it doesn\u2019t matter with whom a man has sex or how often: sexual intercourse will not affect his size. <\/p>*
*No amount of penetration will cause a man\u2019s penis to shrink just as no number of sexual partners will cause a woman\u2019 s vagina to stretch permanently.<\/p>*
While some men would probably like to think they\u2019re of a size as to stretch a woman for good, that, too, is the stuff of misinformed mythology. But that’s a story for another day. In the meantime…<\/p>
*What’s your story? Why not share it with us by reviewing this article below?<\/p>*
*<\/p>*
*<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"*
The misconception has probably been lurking around the margins of our collective consciousness for as long as women have been having sex. It’s about time we end it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43],"tags":[159,160,133,161],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-empowerement","category-lifestyle","tag-female-anatomy","tag-female-empowerment","tag-feminine-sexuality","tag-sexism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysecretdrawer.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

The popular fallacy says that the vagina of a woman who has sex with multiple partners will become loose over time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Loose Woman, Loose Vagina Myth<\/h2>
But the fact is there is no such thing as a loose vagina. That lovely part of the feminine anatomy might change over time, but it won\u2019t lose its elasticity permanently because of sex.<\/p>
So how did this myth start? Well, you will notice the malicious sexism at the core of the misconception once you begin investigating how male-dominated society tends to make distinctions among women.<\/p>
Strangely enough, the ‘loose vagina phenomenon’ only exists for women who are not in a monogamous relationship. <\/p>
According to the myth, a woman who has had sex with 20 different men is looser than a wife who has had sex with her husband 20 times.<\/p>
If the logic of the assertion escapes you, it’s because there is none in the first place. Our phallocentric society has historically employed the myth as a way to disgrace women for their sex lives. <\/p>
Its origins date back to a time when society assented to men treating women like property – or worse. <\/p>
Today, the term is yet another way our society shames the autonomy of women, suggesting their worth declines each time they have sex outside of marriage.<\/p>
Somewhere along the line, we were taught that women who have sex with several partners lose their elasticity.<\/p>
$\"Strangely$
Strangely enough, the loose vagina phenomenon only exists for women who are not in a monogamous relationship. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
Double Standards<\/h3>
The same sort of outdated bias<\/a> is at work \u2013 albeit indirectly – when we call a woman\u2019s journey home from a sexual encounter \u201cthe walk of shame.\u201d A man isn\u2019t inclined to feel shame walking home after such an encounter \u2013 quite the opposite, truth be told.<\/p>
That\u2019s why Angela Jones, gynecologist and sexual health adviser for Astroglide, laughs at the notion that sex with multiple partners robs a woman of her elasticity. <\/p>
\u201cBabies pass through vaginas for crying out loud,\u201d says Jones. \u201cThis is the obvious reason penises, no matter how many, can\u2019t \u2018loosen\u2019 a vagina. A penis in the vagina, no matter how many, is like dropping a pebble in a pond. You see the effects initially, then there are no after effects.\u201d<\/p>
Only two things can affect a woman\u2019s vaginal elasticity: age and childbirth. Frequent sex – or the lack thereof – won\u2019t cause a women\u2019s vagina to lose any of its stretch. <\/p>
Kegel exercises might strengthen a woman\u2019s vaginal muscles, but they don\u2019t actually tighten her vagina.<\/p>
$\"Only$
Only two things can affect a woman\u2019s vaginal elasticity: age and childbirth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Age, Childbirth, and Natural Changes<\/h3>
\u201cIt\u2019s natural for your vagina to change after a vaginal delivery,\u201d says Suzanne Falck, associate professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. \u201cIf you\u2019ve had multiple childbirths, your vaginal muscles are more likely to lose a little bit of elasticity.\u201d<\/p>
Women may also begin to see a change in elasticity starting in their 40s. That\u2019s because their estrogen levels will begin to drop as they enter the perimenopausal stage.<\/p>
A loss of estrogen means vaginal tissues become thinner, drier, less acidic, and less flexible. \u201cThese changes may become more noticeable once you reach full menopause,\u201d says Falck.<\/p>
The opposite of loose isn\u2019t necessarily a good thing, either. Falck sees more cause for concern for women who feel a tightness during sex.<\/p>
A woman\u2019s vaginal muscles naturally relax when she\u2019s aroused. If she\u2019s not turned on or physically prepared<\/a> for intercourse, her vagina won\u2019t relax, self-lubricate, and stretch, making sex painful or impossible to complete, says Falck.<\/p>
Extreme vaginal tightness could also be a sign of vaginismus, she goes on. This is a treatable physical disorder that affects one in every 500 women, according to the University of California, Santa Barbara.<\/p>
$\"Women$
Women may begin to see a change in elasticity starting in their 40s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The Same Goofy Logic, the Other Way Around<\/h3>
Still not convinced? Consider, then, how absolute hilarity ensues once the same logic is applied to male genitalia. After all, the male penis demonstrates its own kind of elasticity.<\/p>
That revered part of the male anatomy \u2018grows\u2019 when a man is in a state of arousal, shrinks when \u2013 well – it\u2019s cold.<\/p>
If a man believes that a woman of \u2018inferior morals\u2019 eventually loses her vagina\u2019s springiness, he would then choose \u2018virtuous\u2019 women with \u2018tight\u2019 vaginas, wouldn\u2019t he? After all, the tighter, the better.<\/p>
Since nature doesn\u2019t share our prejudices, one must assume that, after having repeatedly penetrated \u2018tight\u2019 vaginas, a man\u2019s penis will eventually lose its girth due to squishing.<\/p>
Imagine, then, living against a stigma that says that the more sex you have with a variety of women, the smaller your penis becomes. <\/p>
After a while, the virile ladies\u2019 man \u2013 *the man\u2019s man<\/em> – would encounter difficulties trying to convince women he isn\u2019t as small as people say.<\/p>*
*Of course, the truth is that it doesn\u2019t matter with whom a man has sex or how often: sexual intercourse will not affect his size. <\/p>*
*No amount of penetration will cause a man\u2019s penis to shrink just as no number of sexual partners will cause a woman\u2019 s vagina to stretch permanently.<\/p>*
While some men would probably like to think they\u2019re of a size as to stretch a woman for good, that, too, is the stuff of misinformed mythology. But that’s a story for another day. In the meantime…<\/p>
*What’s your story? Why not share it with us by reviewing this article below?<\/p>*
*<\/p>*
*<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"*
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