There's a lot of weird stories and sexual
hearsays about s.ex that people have grown up
with for years, most of these enduring beliefs
and myths about se.x are really not true and
most times ruin the fun.
Myth: The first time will always bleed or hurt
A woman's first time doesn't have to look like
the red wedding. The hymen is simply a thin
tissue. Women with a thin hymen hardly bleed
while those with a thick membrane bleed more.
It is possible for the hymen to break without a
woman even realising it, during activities like
swimming, exercising and horseback riding.
While some discomfort is expected the first
time, if it hurts a lot, it could mean lack of
lubrication or a medical issue.
Myth: Women don't watch porn
Not only are an increasing number of women
watching porn, they're watching it for longer
than men! A 2015 study by the website Pornhub
found that the worldwide average for a woman
watching porn was 10 minutes and 10 seconds,
compared to 9 minutes 22 seconds for men.
The same study put India's female porn-
watching population at 30 percent, up from 26
percent in 2014.
Myth: Too much se.x can make the vag!na loose
Rest assured, the pen!s has no superpowers
that can permanently change the shape and
size of the vagina in any lasting ways. The
vag!na is an elastic organ, programmed to go
back to its original size after s.ex, no matter
how much and how many times it stretches to
accommodate a big pe.nis or a toy. Unless a
penis is the size of a baby, the vagina is not
going to become "loose" or bigger due to too
much se.x.
Myth: Bigger is better
A big penis has an evolutionary benefit, and
little more. A longer pe.nis can displace a rival
male's sperm in a woman's vagina, ensuring
that his own genes are passed on instead. A
2002 study published in the journal, European
Urology, found that only 1 percent of women
consider penis size very important for sexual
pleasure, and 31 percent felt that girth
mattered more than length. According to a 2012
study published in the Journal of Sexual
Medicine , only women who preferred penile-
vaginal intercourse said they climax more easily
with longer pe.nises.
Myth: Condoms ruin the fun
No, no, it's nothing like showering with a
raincoat on. According to a 2015 study
published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 38
percent men said that condoms had no effect
on their ability to experience sexual pleasure
while 32 percent claimed that condoms
affected their ability to maintain an erection.
But here's where things get interesting; the
study also found that men who blame condoms
for difficulties during se.x are more likely to
suffer from erectile dysfunction even when they
weren't using condoms. Another study, at the
Indiana University, found that most men who
complained about condoms impairing sexual
pleasure were young, sexually inexperienced
and anxious about their performance. Another
possible reason for condoms receiving a bad
rap is that an alarming 30 percent men in the
2015 study claimed they had never actually
been taught how to put on a condom.
