Hello amiela12, and welcome to Scarleteen! Could you tell me if the numbness feels like having pins and needles in your feet and hands? Or is there zero feeling? It's normal for some body parts to tingle during sex, which we can sometimes misinterpret as numbness. It happens because our breathing ch...

If you keep taking your pills regularly, your endometrium will thin out the same way every month, and you won't experience much of a bleed. It's safe for the endometrium to be thin, because all that that means is that you can't get pregnant, which is your goal here. A thin endometrium is usually a p...

Hello aven1861, and welcome to Scarleteen! I'm really sorry to hear that you're hurting. I relate to the frustration and uncertainty that being in a "situationship" brings, especially when you're the only one trying to make it work. You've done the right thing, though, by putting an end to...

Great, glad we helped!

Hey Juliaho90,

Since you've been taking the pill religiously since then, there should be no need for additional protection. You'll be fine. Please read this document for more information: https://health.cornell.edu/sites/health ... l-pill.pdf.

Hello perfectionist, and welcome to Scarleteen! You've come to the right place to learn about sex and the body. However, the channel you've posted on (called "Ask Us!") is restricted viewing--only our staff and volunteers can see and reply to your post. This channel is for user-to-staff di...

That sounds lovely! I have no doubt that that'll help redirect your energies. Creativity sparks major joy.

Also, to answer your question on sex toys and minors: there isn't an official age limit on sex toys per se, they're not like alcohol in that sense. However, accessing sex toys can be difficult for minors because most sex store shops wouldn't allow (in some places, unaccompanied) minors in. You could...

Hello Bethanie, and welcome to Scarleteen. Clitorises come in all shapes and sizes, and if we took into account a clitoris' internal size as well as its external size, it is nearly as large as a penis, as this article will tell you: Innies & Outies: The Vagina, Clitoris, Uterus, and More . It's ...

You've worded it very well, I'm glad that the articles helped you articulate what's probably going on. Are any positive outlets coming to mind, wrt developing a more intimate relationship with full-body pleasure? What activities bring you joy, or have historically brought you joy?

Hey hello_world! It sucks that you don't have locks available to you, I totally understand how that kills masturbation prospects. And yes, if you're concerned that your mom may enter your room unannounced at any point, that's definitely a mood ruiner, along with the fact that she already thinks you ...

Hi Otter8, I'm sorry that you don't have privacy, and I can understand that even when you're alone in the house, you may be wary of using a room whose door doesn't fully close. Is there a time of day, say nighttime, when you can be sure that no one will walk into your room? I'd suggest locking yours...

Hello, and welcome to Scarleteen! First off, congratulations on realizing your asexuality! I'm sorry, though, that the discovery brings with it this distressing situation with your boyfriend and feeling like you have to have sex to make it seem like you love him. You don't owe your boyfriend sex whe...

Hello Wild1, and welcome to Scarleteen! Masturbating with an electric toothbrush cannot cause nerve damage, and there is no such thing as too much of an orgasm unless you've hurt yourself in some way and are in physical pain (which would be unrelated to the orgasm itself), and holding your breath ne...

Hi Ryan, Bumps and lumps in the vagina and on the vulva are pretty common, unless they're painful or swollen. Is that the case for you? And it's extremely unlikely that you have no labia minora, it's more likely that your labia minora are pretty tucked-in, which is quite normal! Labia minora come in...

Hi and welcome to Scarleteen, hello_world! The stereotype that cis men intuitively know what brings them pleasure really sucks, yeah, because it is absolutely not true for all cis men, or for people with penises in general. You're not alone, by any means. I'd recommend taking a look at this article ...

Stress does factor into it, absolutely. Have a look at this article, it may help: MIA or, Dude, Where's My Period?.

Quoting from this article : "some people's foreskins are just really tighter in general; they might not retract below the head of the penis at all even once the person reaches adulthood. Medically speaking, having a very tight foreskin is known as phimosis, and it's usually caused either by lat...

Body parts come in all shapes and sizes, and penises are no exception. Your size is totally normal, regardless of what the penis sizes of those around you are. If it's truly distressing you, however, it may help to know that penis size changes well into your late teens or early twenties. Often it'll...

Hello KC, I'm so sorry to hear that you're going through these confusing emotional reactions to the memory of your abuser. It may comfort you to know that this is a very normal trauma response, and exceedingly common among survivors. Emotions are unpredictable and multilayered, but actually, the fac...

Hello utgard! I'm sorry that masturbation feels nowhere near as good as it used to, despite your trying things like porn and smut, and I can understand the frustration you're undergoing. First off, I want to let you know that it's completely normal to have spells where masturbation and sex don't fee...

Hey Knightness, We're a 20-something year old sex and relationship education website with a user base that reports similar kinds of problems, so we have tons and tons of articles with comprehensive and research-based information that we can direct our users to, instead of reinventing the wheel every...

It looks like you've worked hard to heal yourself and break down the misplaced self-blame. I hope today's appointment goes as well as it can, and that your breathing and muscle relaxation exercises lessen the intensity of the flashbacks. It's wonderful that you've not been struggling with flashbacks...

Hello Jess99, Like Sam, I am deeply sorry that you're going through this, and I really hope that your healthcare providers accommodate your trigger in some way next time. If anything, I'm ashamed I didn't leave him right away. I'm ashamed I didn't say anything sooner for him to stop. I can understan...

Hello Sammysam, and welcome to Scarleteen. What your boyfriend did will not cause an infection. Unfortunately, we will not answer ANY questions about pregnancy fear or anxiety in our direct services with users who are not pregnant or who are not or have not been otherwise directly involved with an a...