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I am an 18 year old guy and i think i have phimosis when erect. i am a virgin so i only notice it when masturbating . will it go away and what should i do?
If you’re talking about tight foreskin, here’s some advice for you about how you could loosen it. When you masturbate you could use a lubricant or oil to help loosen the skin and perhaps just see how far back it goes (without it hurting at all) and then just hold it for a few seconds. Keep repeating that and you might notice it starting to get a little looser over a few weeks. Don’t do anything that hurts. If it hurts, stop. If in any doubt at all please speak with a doctor.
Hey. Just a quick question: when should ejaculation first happen. I realise it is different for everyone, but I would like a general idea from a professional.
You mean, in the life cycle (like at what age) or when should it happen during masturbation or sex?
Yes, age
So that’s a very interesting question and I’ve had to do a bit of research about it. The short answer is the average first age is 13 – 14, but this from studies of boys around the world who self report their first ejaculation. So this is when boys wank to completion for the first time. However, they might have ejaculated before that without realising (also known as wet dreams). Also there is a wide range of responses, so some boys may have ejaculated much earlier than 13 and others much later. Does that answer your question? I’ve got an article about puberty here.
Here’s an interesting academic article about first time ejaculation in boys. Chad, J. A. (2018). The First Ejaculation: A Male Pubertal Milestone Comparable to Menarche? The Journal of Sex Research, 57(2), 213–221. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1543643 There hasn’t been any work on first time ejaculation for girls because that’s not seen as being to do with puberty, more something which can happen during sex and masturbation. Here’s more on the history of female ejaculation Joanna B. Korda, Sue W. Goldstein, Frank Sommer, SEXUAL MEDICINE HISTORY: The History of Female Ejaculation, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2010, Pages 1965–1975, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01720.x For people with DSD (differences of sex development) it’s thought that all sexual development happens later de Brouwer, I. J., Suijkerbuijk, M., van de Grift, T. C., & Kreukels, B. P. C. (2022). First Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Experiences in Individuals With Differences of Sex Development/Intersex Conditions. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 71(6), 688–695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.07.012
Love your articles, they are so helpful. I am in a new relationship which is completely physical at the moment and I’m so happy with it. He loves everything nasty and I am completely new to this and totally enjoying it. We have experienced some amazing things and I want to go further. He likes to take charge and I’m totally great with that. I need help with what exactly getting nastier entails, we’ve done a lot together, the nastier I am the more turned on he gets, can you expand on this without holding anything back? He is amazing.
Thank you, I’m glad you find my articles helpful 🙂 I’m not sure I can help you much with this one I’m afraid. I’m not sure what nasty means, I think some people use this word to mean rough sex or kink, and I’ve got advice about rough sex and kink here. You might also find this recent article on how to be more confident helpful and also this recent one on compromise and sex might help you.
Thank you! Your articles are so helpful I’m so glad I found you!
The guy who I’m seeing always talks about putting a baby inside me when he’s just about to cum/cumming during sex. I can’t use hormonal contraception so we use condoms. I’ve asked him about this and he says it’s just a fetish he has and he doesn’t actually want to get me pregnant, just the thought of it in that moment really turns him on. Should I be worried about this like would this be something he actually wants to do or not? I’ve never really heard of this being a thing
Hiya, I’ve answered that here https://www.bishuk.com/your-questions/he-talks-about-putting-a-baby-inside-me/ Hope you find it helpful, thanks for such a great question
Is it possible to have sex after two days of ovulation
Yes, but if you want to avoid pregnancy you will still need to use birth control / contraception. This is because it’s very hard to know when ovulation has actually happened. Most of the menstrual tracker apps are just guessing. I explain more about this in my article about tracking your own menstrual cycle.
My dick fell off from frostbite what should I do?
I’m sorry that happened. If you managed to find it, put it in ice (or on a frozen bag of peas) and take it with you to hospital as they may be able to stitch it back on. Best of luck with it! Justin
Hi,
So I think I might be masturbating wrong. When I finger myself I only touch the outside of my vagina. I never go inside because of fear and because it feels weird and when I do happen to go inside I feel dry. Like there’s only lubricant outside of my vagina never inside. Also it doesn’t feel good anymore. I remember I used to feel so good pleasuring myself. My face would turn red, and my legs would be shaking and now it doesn’t feel good anymore. Thoughts?
You could try doing other things, either other ways of masturbating or just some other things. It’s really important not to try to make yourself do things but instead to be with your body all the time. Treating yourself with consent and remembering that you and your body are constantly changing. So different ways of masturbating might help you (for example, not just touching your genitals), or just having fantasies and thinking about sexy things. But also maybe you want different kinds of excitement? For example exercise? I wrote this a few years ago which covers similar ground on how you can be with your body rather than trying to make it do things
Hi,
Looking for some advice on being more confident with talking to my bf about sex and what we both like or don’t like. He’s very confident and finds it easy to tell me if he wants more or less of something, or wants to try something new. However i struggle with it. When we have sex he’s dominant and i’m submissive, which is something we spoke about and are both into. And during sex, when he’s being dominant and dirty talking it really turns me on. However when we’ve finished, he often wants to ask me if i enjoyed it, how it was, if i liked what he did/said and ik that’s a good thing he asks, but i get so embarassed to answer his questions!
I’m not sure if im embarassed because once we’ve finished i’m not really turned on anymore so i no longer find things hot and feel more kind of awkward about it?
Me and my bf have been together for 5 years so i trust him.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Hiya. I’ve answered your question here I Get Embarrassed When My BF Asks Me Questions After Sex
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