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heterosexual women) found that 66
percent moan during sex to speed
up their partner’s climax, while 87
percent did so to boost their partners’ self-esteem, CNN reports. But
making noises can be a great way
to be clear about what you want in
bed, and “there are many women
who need to be vocal to help themselves achieve orgasm,” sex educator Patty Brisben told CNN.
“There is a difference between
faking it like a screamer, and being
in the moment and expressing how
you’re feeling, which can increase
sound,” agreed Levine. Some women are quiet during sex, others are
loud — it’s as simple as that.
YOU GET A HEADACHE
A sex headache is usually a dull
ache in your head or neck that
builds as sexual excitement mounts,
or it can be a more sudden pain, often accompanying orgasm. Most are
nothing to worry about, the Mayo
Clinic says, but sudden-onset ones
may be a sign of something serious.
Minkin cautioned that “in rare situations, some women have a severe
headache at the time of intercourse,
which is possibly related to changes
in blood pressure. If you do have it,
you’re not crazy, but do mention it
to your healthcare provider.”
YOU FART
Vaginal flatulence is not actually
the same thing as passing gas —
it’s just air being released through
the vagina — but it does make
a very similar sound. Dubbed
“queefing,” it occurs when air
gets trapped in the vagina. There
isn’t any way to prevent it, avoiding certain sex positions may
help, whereas switching positions
several times may increase the
chances of it happening.
Better yet, just don’t sweat it.
“Sex can be awkward — we queef
... bump body parts and miss the
mark,” said Levine. “It’s completely
natural for it not to be seamless,
and your best bet is to
laugh it off and keep going.”
HUFFINGTON
09.01-08.13