How many of you thought that this entry was going to be
about female ejaculation? Wrong! What we are talking about may lead to squirting,
but that is a whole other blog entry. This week we are talking about vibrators
and clitoral desensitization. Whenever I think about this topic, it makes me
think of warnings like, “You’ll go numb,
or “No one will be able to satisfy you.” (Or, “You’ll shoot your eye out,” the
lovely warning from A Christmas Story.)
I have heard the idea that using a vibrator could lead to clitoral
numbness before. I heard that you should not use a vibrator too often, because
it can cause nerve damage. You wouldn’t be as sensitive as before. You could
never orgasm the same way. You would have to keep upping the vibration in order
to reach the same sensation. You will go
blind! (That might be more related to masturbation than using a vibrator…)
Those terrifying myths were probably created by our patriarchal
society in order to reinstate the importance of the penis and to vilify a
wonderful tool. And to kill women’s fun. Here is what
my research has brought up.
- According to Dr. Carole Queen, a cultural sexologist and staff writer with Good Vibrations, you are doing no damage to your clitoris or vulva by using a vibrator each time you masturbate or during sex.
- Columbia University’s Go Ask Alice, a site of health questions answered by Columbia Health, wrote about this as well stating that masturbation will only enhance one’s ability to orgasm, and vibrators can be a helpful tool in this quest. They do not cause damage to one’s clitoris.
So there you have it. Use vibrators as often as you want. No damage done.
Now, I will say that varying the speed of the vibration, the
location of your masturbation (or sexual encounter), or the position you are
in, could help you explore what you like. Which I always encourage. And you can
do that research now, since your clitoris will not fall off due to
over-stimulation. Yay! Go explore!
- Lauren, Myth Buster and Information Bomber
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