Sultana

OK, this just came up, and I've never ever heard of this.

The guy I'm kinda "seeing" right now said that the one time he had sex with a gal while she was on her cycle (they were teens at the time), he experienced an uncomfortable, mildly burning sensation, which has put him off ever trying that again.

Burning?!? What the heck? Can anyone explain this to me?

By the way, both of us are absolutely, certifiably healthy and clean.

__________________
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath.
At night, the ice weasels come." -

Matt Groening

My goal? To fulfill my potential.

telekinetic

Assuming he was doing it uncovered, maybe the blood thinned the natural (or artificial) lubricant and generated too much friction?

That's my best guess...I've never had a problem with it.

__________________
twisted no more

Shauk

yes, same thing happened to me. it lasted for a few days.

I won't do it again. Most uncomfortable thing ever.

it was like, urethra burning.

blahblah454

Are you serious? I have sex with the woman on her period all the time and I have never experienced anything even close to this! If anything its more wet, with less friction.

mixedmedia

I've never heard of this...sex during my period has never been a problem. Could just be related to ph levels during menstruation for some women, I suppose...

__________________
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Daniel_

MM nailed it, I'm pretty sure.

Menstrual blood can upset pH balance.

Low pH can certainly cause burning on the penis.

__________________

╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗
Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

Shauk

so, go in to more depth as to what that means? I'm not really up on my biology.

Daniel_

Blood changes the nutrients available in the "lady garden".

Bacteria and yeasts that live there do better or worse than the rest of the month when the blood comes.

The pH (the acidity) inside the vagina is dependent on the mix of bacteria that are doing well at that time.

Low pH = increased acidity.

The urethra is very sensitive to acid (makes it burn like a bastard), so a tiny decrease in pH can make a huge change in discomfort.

__________________

╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗
Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

mixedmedia

ph levels pertain to the relative levels of acidity and alkalinity in the human body. These fluctuate normally, but I'm not well-versed on why...but I think it's safe to assume that they could fluctuate in women during menstruation, making the vaginal tissue more acidic than it would be normally.

Let me see if I can find something...

well, never mind...the doctor is in

Here we go:

http://www.sweetspotlabs.com/vulvaphbalance.shtml

__________________
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

pig

Howdy Sultana: Good to see you around...I was kinda wondering where you were sometime earlier this week All in all, sounds like things are moving along if you're up against this particular...um...situation. For the record, I've never experienced anything like what your man ran into...

__________________
You don't love me, you just love my piggy style

ShaniFaye

I asked Dave he says he's never experienced it either (with me....Im the only one thats ever let him have sex during that time lol)

__________________
I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!

Shauk

great so yeah, the feeling was akin to feeling like pouring acid down the inside of my penis, that sounds fairly accurate.

no thanks.

ASU2003

http://www.spadepot.com/spacyclopedia/test_strips.htm

Sounds like you could 'test the waters' before entering.

Oh that was a bad joke...

Mephex

Wow, good to know. Never experienced it, but tbh, I've not really had the urge.

__________________
He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country.
There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.
-Samuel Adams

telekinetic

this is a problem easily solved with a condom.

__________________
twisted no more

Willravel

I've been to the third degree rug burn ward, but this sounds different.

What MM said.

ItWasMe

It sounds like she had a yeast infection. That can burn him like the dickins on his outside, his inside, or both. The fact that she was on her period at that time might have just been a coincidence.

EDIT: Did she feel uncomfortable afterwards, at all?

__________________
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .


"Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez

I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe

Sultana

I didn't think to ask, I was so suprised at the whole thing, I initially thought he was joking: "Evil bleeding woman made me BURN!"



No, he didn't actually say that, but it would have been funny if he had...I mean, he might as well, because I think I actually laughed at him at that point. If he had said his dick turned purple, I would have been less surprised, I think.

__________________
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath.
At night, the ice weasels come." -

Matt Groening

My goal? To fulfill my potential.

Martian

I'll admit to not being an expert on these things, but don't women usually know when they have a yeast infection?

__________________
I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

ktspktsp

Hmm, I've never had such an experience. The pH explanation seems logical..

blahblah454

Note to self: get litmus paper...

genuinegirly

Some women are more in tune with their bodies than others.

I'm betting on the pH explanation.

__________________
"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

mixedmedia

In the early stages it's understandable that a woman might not be aware she is developing an overabundance of yeast. She could feel a little discomfort or irritation and attribute it to something else. Like with a cold or other illness, sometimes you don't know until you know.

__________________
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

ItWasMe

It's one of the ways that you can tell early on, before the 'discomfort' spreads elsewhere. That doesn't necessarily mean you will tell. It could depend on how sensitive your partner is.

And you'll find that YI's can/cannot be contagious to a sexual partner. It depends where you read, or which doctor you ask. Go figure.

Sultana: was the guy circumcised? (not that I really need to know this )

*off to find a happy thread*

__________________
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .


"Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez

I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe

abaya

My thoughts exactly. Periods are no excuse to stop having sex!!

__________________
And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
--Khalil Gibran

jewels

I think there are so many possibilities here (it could have even been his sensitivity to something she had eaten earlier) that it's pointless to figure out something you'll never know for sure. I doubt it had anything to do with her menstrual cycle.

Remind him he's not a teenager anymore, you're not that gal, and hopefully he'll be ready to put a past incident behind him.

If that doesn't work, just jump him mid-cycle.

__________________
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain

Sultana

Bwahahahah! I like the way you think!

__________________
"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath.
At night, the ice weasels come." -

Matt Groening

My goal? To fulfill my potential.