DOES SIZE
REALLY MATTER?
WOMEN’S SIZE, THAT IS...
It’s very common in casual
conversation for people to use the
term “vagina” to refer to the entirety
of the genitalia, including the
erogenous zones.
However, the vagina is in fact only
the canal intended to accommodate
the penis and birth babies, while
the exterior part that includes
the clitoris and labia are called
the vulva. (By the way, if you’re
concerned about having labia
minora that are bigger than the labia
majora – aka “outie lips” – you’re in
good company. Approximately 50
percent of people have vulvas that
look like this.)
Now, this canal – just like the penis,
like the hands, like the nose – has
dimensions varying from person to
person, and is generally between 6
and 9 cm but, also like the penis, it
has the ability to lengthen.
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Rather than a tube, a vagina can be
better thought of like an umbrella;
normally it is folded in on itself,
but has the ability to open up to
accommodate the penis – by up to
200 percent!
For this reason, the size of a penis
(and of a vagina) count for a lot less
than we think, because in reality the
vagina adapts to accommodate the
anatomy of the penis.
Excluding a few medical conditions,
penetration shouldn’t hurt. If it is
painful to have sex with a larger
penis – or to have penetrative sex
for the first time, for that matter –
the culprit is much more likely to be
a lack of adequate foreplay.
Foreplay ensures that the vagina is
expanded enough to comfortably
be penetrated as well as lubricated
to help things go more smoothly –
though there are situations where
using extra lube may be necessary.
Basic training
Now, just because vaginas are pros
at expanding and contracting for
sex – not to mention birthing whole
humans – doesn’t mean you can’t
tone those muscles for better sex.
Kegel exercises are exercises that
anyone can do to recover loss of
strength in pelvic floor – a hammock
of muscles that keep our organs
in. These muscles can be naturally
weak, or be weakened by pregnancy
(not just vaginal childbirth).
Keeping these muscles in shape
by doing pelvic floor exercises is
not a means to modify the “size”
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of a vagina, but rather to help with
incontinence caused by a weak
pelvic floor and, in the case of
better sex, help you achieve more
intense orgasms.
Discreet and easy – especially when
aided by a smart trainer like the
LUNA Smart Bead – performing
daily Kegel exercises can help you
unlock prolonged, even multiple
orgasms.
In conclusion
Among the unfounded fears
mentioned above about the vagina
you are born with is the idea that
using a particularly large sex toy,
having a well-endowed partner or
having a baby will cause your vagina
to lose its shape.
But these fears are absolutely
unfounded: the vagina is an elastic
organ which regains its original form
over time – just a few hours after
sex and few months after childbirth.
Even in these cases, having toned
pelvic floor muscles can help its
ability to revert back, so if you’re
concerned, then just remember – lift
and squeeze.
by Jenni Holdsworth
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