Sex Fact: Blue Balls and Blue Labes

Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Blue balls actually do exist. It happens when the penis doesn't ejaculate, so the sperm leave the balls but don't end up making it out of the penis. The penis stays filled with blood, and because it doesn't get the ejaculatory signal to leave the penis, it can end up hurting. The fastest solution is just to masturbate to completion. If you don't, the blood will eventually leave on its own and the pain will go away. Women can also experience a similar ache if they don't experience orgasm as well. Em and Lo like to call it "blue labes".

[italic|Learn more sex facts like this in the The Big Bang book by Em and Lo.

Have you ever experienced blue balls (or the female equivalent)? What do you normally do about it?
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
Yes, I've experienced blue balls/labes.
38
No, I've never experienced blue balls/labes.
53
When I experience it, I just let it run its course.
9
When I experience it, I masturbate to fix it.
24
When I experience it, my partner and I do something together to fix it.
12
Total votes: 136 (100 voters)
Poll is closed
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04/25/2011
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
We here at EF have dubbed the female form 'blue walls'.
04/25/2011
Contributor: bluekaren bluekaren
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Originally posted by Chilipepper
We here at EF have dubbed the female form 'blue walls'.
Cute!
04/25/2011
Contributor: Kdlips Kdlips
lol what
04/25/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
I have not had any discomfort or pain before. For me, it is more like a mental anguish. As stated, a good old hand job fixes things right up.
04/25/2011
Contributor: deletedacct deletedacct
Quote:
Originally posted by Chilipepper
We here at EF have dubbed the female form 'blue walls'.
Very cute
04/25/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
Blue balls actually do exist. It happens when the penis doesn't ejaculate, so the sperm leave the balls but don't end up making it out of the penis. The penis stays filled with blood, and because it doesn't get the ejaculatory signal to ... more
Ouch!
04/25/2011
Contributor: barrettbn2 barrettbn2
never had either
04/25/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
Blue balls actually do exist. It happens when the penis doesn't ejaculate, so the sperm leave the balls but don't end up making it out of the penis. The penis stays filled with blood, and because it doesn't get the ejaculatory signal to ... more
I have had this happen, often lately. Orgasm has been more difficult since peri-menopause attacked me a few years ago. The problem is, an orgasm would cure the problem, the reason I sometimes have the problem is I can't come.

Very very frustrating. Very painful too. It usually ruins that day or the day after. (I get very snarky and bitchy, too.) Sucks to not have an outlet that works.

So, when I've been bitchy lately, y'all know what's been bothering me.
04/25/2011
Contributor: nicole07 nicole07
never experiecned it
04/25/2011
Contributor: REDRUM REDRUM
I haven't felt this sort of phenomena.
04/25/2011
Contributor: Willis2011 Willis2011
did not know this could happen
04/25/2011
Contributor: starsNairguitars starsNairguitars
Quote:
Originally posted by Chilipepper
We here at EF have dubbed the female form 'blue walls'.
this cracked me up!!
04/25/2011
Contributor: w-o-name w-o-name
Quote:
Originally posted by starsNairguitars
this cracked me up!!
me too lol
04/25/2011
Contributor: Redboxbaby Redboxbaby
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
I have had this happen, often lately. Orgasm has been more difficult since peri-menopause attacked me a few years ago. The problem is, an orgasm would cure the problem, the reason I sometimes have the problem is I can't come.



Very ... more
Yes! I have the same problem now and again! If I do not or cannot orgasm I end up with severe menstrual-like cramps and I swear it even effects my brain. I cannot focus, my short term memory can be affected and I am definitely bitchy!

I prefer the term Blue Walls.
04/25/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by Redboxbaby
Yes! I have the same problem now and again! If I do not or cannot orgasm I end up with severe menstrual-like cramps and I swear it even effects my brain. I cannot focus, my short term memory can be affected and I am definitely bitchy! ... more
It sucks, doesn't it?

The fun of Peri-menopause. NOBODY told me this was going to happen. I expected the hot flashes and the night sweats and even the slight weight gain, but not the orgasm thing. I also didn't expect it to happen as early as it did. I thought I had an other 10 years or so before this shit started. *sigh*
04/26/2011
Contributor: Redboxbaby Redboxbaby
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
It sucks, doesn't it?



The fun of Peri-menopause. NOBODY told me this was going to happen. I expected the hot flashes and the night sweats and even the slight weight gain, but not the orgasm thing. I also didn't expect it to ... more
You aren't kidding! No one told me either. I asked my mother why she didn't tell me, she said she rarely ever had an orgasm during sex and never really masturbated either, so it was nothing that caught her attention. Argh. Nonetheless, why don't our OB/GYNs tell us, and why aren't we educated in school regarding it???

My husband teases me and says he thinks all peri-menopausal/menopa usal women are a little nutty. I tell him he would be too, if his body wouldn't let him have an orgasm, sleep, think, etc. He just keeps threatening to put me in the closet for 10-15 years til it's over. lol! Little does he know, his body will start doing similar things to him too.
04/26/2011
Contributor: mariedoll mariedoll
It sucks. Thankfully, he always will do something about it.
04/26/2011
Contributor: Joie de Cherresse Joie de Cherresse
Very interesting! Gladly, no, I don't recall ever experiencing this!
04/26/2011
Contributor: indiglo indiglo
I've never had actual physical pain from this type of thing. But it can be very frustrating! I usually get a bit grouchy if it happens.
04/26/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
This sucks for both men and women.
04/26/2011
Contributor: alliegator alliegator
Didn't know sperm could leave the balls but not be ejaculated. Learn something new everyday. Is that what a dry orgasm is?
04/26/2011
Contributor: liilii080 liilii080
I haven't had it and I'm glad for that.
04/26/2011
Contributor: cobiffle cobiffle
I have had it and it sucks
04/26/2011
Contributor: Epicurean Epicurean
Funny - as a teenager, "blue balls" were cited as the reason why I HAD to bring my partner to completion, whereas my orgasm was less important because "girls don't have that problem". Yet I've never actually been with a male who experienced blue balls in my presence, and it turns out women can have the same problem too, eh?

I'm gonna file that blue-balls excuse along with the other adage I heard growing up: that men have to masturbate frequently or else the semen builds up, whereas girls don't need to masturbate as much.
04/26/2011
Contributor: PiratePrincess PiratePrincess
I've never had it, but I have friends who complain about it a lot
04/26/2011
Contributor: The Curious Couple The Curious Couple
I've had blue balls before, and it really sucks! Haha.
04/26/2011
Contributor: Shellz31 Shellz31
Can't say I have ever experienced this. Sounds like I don't want to either!
04/27/2011
Contributor: PhantomV48 PhantomV48
I've always called the woman's equivalent "Blue box", which always proceeds into singing the Kraft Mac & Cheese "Blue Box Blues" jingle. We're a classy bunch.
05/03/2011