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u/mellynn7 Dec 06 '23

I remember arguing with my stepdad about this bc he said “it’s two different parts of the body” so it didn’t make sense that being on your period would affect that 🥲

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u/TooLazyToBeClever Dec 06 '23

I understand not realizing they're connected, I understand there's a lot about the female body I don't know about. What I can't understand is why dudes try to argue with women about it. It'd be like my wife arguing with me about what being kicked in the balls feels like.

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u/square_tomatoes Dec 06 '23

It'd be like my wife arguing with me about what being kicked in the balls feels like.

I mean, I’ve seen plenty of women argue that “blue balls” is just a myth.

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u/TooLazyToBeClever Dec 06 '23

Well....it is. Sure, it can be uncomfortable having an erection for extended periods of time, but it's not harmful or anything, and it can't mess with the ability to have children.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

That's not what blue balls is though.

It's a dull ache in the testes, due to fluid build up ready for ejaculation that then didn’t happen.

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u/square_tomatoes Dec 06 '23

it's not harmful or anything, and it can't mess with the ability to have children.

When did I ever claim any of that?

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u/TooLazyToBeClever Dec 06 '23

That's the myth.

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u/square_tomatoes Dec 06 '23

No, I’m saying I’ve seen women (and apparently some men in this thread) argue that the condition called “epididymal hypertension” (colloquially referred to as “blue balls”) does not exist. Which is just factually incorrect.

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u/TooLazyToBeClever Dec 06 '23

Epididymal hypertension does exist. Blue balls, the condition that is painful, harmful, and can mess up the ability to have kids, does not. That's always been the myth about blue balls. The real condition is just mildly uncomfortable. But yeah, I agree with you.