It appears that 'Blue Balls' is real, sort of.
Scientific American article:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-in-depth-study-on-blue-balls-reveals-a-lot-about-sex/
Link to the actual academic paper:
https://academic.oup.com/smoa/article/11/2/qfad016/7148610?login=true
UTTER BOLLOCKS dressed up as scientific research.
Genitopelvic pain is a persistent condition that affects one in five people. It causes extreme pain or ongoing discomfort, usually while trying to have sex, and can negatively affect a person's sexuality, mental health and quality of life.
Dr. Caroline Pukall, Canada Research Chair in Sexual Health, has been leading research in this area for more than 20 years. Now, she is focusing on genitopelvic pain in sexually and gender-diverse populations. By conducting an inclusive, online, longitudinal survey to better understand pain and sexuality experiences, she and her research team are significantly expanding the narrow lens inherent in the field. They are also developing an effective pain management program that promotes diversity and investigating the sensory and vascular correlates of pain.
Of course the survey cannot simply list those surveyed to Men & Women. Oh no. They recruited individuals with a penis or vagina. Nothing in their research indicates if those recruited were born with a penis or vagina.
Blue balls/vulva has received increasing interest from the public in recent years, sparking debate about genital physiology, controversy around "sexual release" as a treatment for this type of pain, and sexual consent.
"increasing interest from the public " So true, we have been bombarded with questions, the news regularly reports on public demand for answers. NOT.
Prolonged foreplay or making out without penetrative intercourse was a reported cause of blue balls for those with a penis but not for those with a vagina.
So the women engaged in prolonged foreplay didn't report getting "blue balls".
Is it just me? Isn't that statement so utterly obvious as to be blatantly obvious WITHOUT a supposedly scientific survey to reveal it?
Moreover, we recognize that not every one with a penis also has testicles
If you separate those recruited for the survey between those who have a penis and those who have a vulva, and your survey concerns "blue balls". Isn't it important to ensure that those classified as "having a penis" also have functioning testicles...???
Conclusion
Results indicated that severe pain exists in a minority of individuals, that solitary sexual and nonsexual activities can help to alleviate the discomfort, and that this pain is not a valid reason to continue unwanted sexual activity.
So, the conclusion is that if a guy or girl hasn't cum and thus has "blue balls" or "blue vulva", they should jack or jill off to gain release. Something that none of us, our parents, grandparents etc have ever known. Science to the rescue.!!
(Colour me sarcastic).
ETA
The First In-Depth Study on 'Blue Balls' actually references 26 earlier studies, papers, surveys etc. Some predating this survey by more than 20 years. So of course they should claim to be the "first".
UTTER BOLLOCKS dressed up as scientific research.
The study's definition of 'blue balls' is not what I would have expected.
I have to agree - it's a very poor study. The news intern who penned the article for Scientific American will hopefully not progress to full employment.
AJ
"I have to agree - it's a very poor study. The news intern who penned the article for Scientific American will hopefully not progress to full employment."
Depending upon Zers "gender identification" Race assignment at birth" 🙃 and numerous other characteristics, most importantly, Who do they Fuck, do they don the attire of a Catholic Nun and engage in Perversions?
These are what determines their basis for employment and promotion.
Your asserting that Zers knowledge of grammar, subject matter, general competence, or willingness to actually show up, let alone do their assigned job, is PROOF YOU ARE A RACIST HOMOPHOBE TRANS GENDER HATING MISOGYNISTIC GUN TOTING REDNECK MAGA HAT WEARING NOGOODNIK!!!! YOU MUST BE CANCELED AND CAST OUT INTO THE DARKNESS!!!!!! because You lack tolerance.
because You lack tolerance.
Berating someone for lacking virtues that you demonstrably lack isn't actually proving your case…
Oh and there is really no need to shout 'boldly'.
Berating someone for lacking virtues that you demonstrably lack isn't actually proving your case…
Clearly the Sarcasm went Wooosh
Perhaps I failed to convey the John Cleese, "last sane man" who is driven to "shouting" because of the absolute Madness that surrounds him and "no one else" seems to notice.
However, I had thought, that like the audience of a Monty Python sketch, folks on the Forum would get it.
To be clear, am Not "Berating" anyone. It is Sarcasm.
The nuance detector fails when faced with walls of all caps text.
As AJ suggested you might want to water it down a bit, but FFS not like Bud lite…
As AJ suggested you might want to water it down a bit, but FFS not like Bud lite…
Brilliant!
I agree with the assessment of multiple people on the Forum. I am just a big fan of John Cleese and Sam Kinneson, and several other comedians. Clearly I lack their talent. Nor is this a format that translates that style of humor, well.
Humour doesn't necessarily travel well in multi-national social media.
You should probably dial it down a bit or the thread could be locked or worse.
AJ
Of course the survey cannot simply list those surveyed to Men & Women. Oh no. They recruited individuals with a penis or vagina. Nothing in their research indicates if those recruited were born with a penis or vagina.
Wokism at its finest.
The study is likely crap, but it could make for an interesting story concerning nursing care of male hospital patients in an alternate reality where "blue balls" is considered a legitimate and serious condition.
concerning nursing care of male hospital patients
Why only male patients?
Did I not fail to escape noticing the phrase "blue vulva" while racing over the start of the conversation to get the the good bits.
By conducting an inclusive, online, longitudinal survey to better understand pain and sexuality experiences, she and her research team are significantly expanding the narrow lens inherent in the field.
Wow. Just... wow! Let's make an ONLINE SURVEY regarding testicular conditions, while completely disregarding the small detail of whether or not the people we ask even HAVE FUCKING TESTICLES, and then call it Research. Lead by a PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR!
I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but please be aware that most of the world have already acknowledged (and even excessively studied) that condition, so we already know that it "is real". Not just "sort of".
FWIW there are more than 1000 stories (after which it stops counting) on SOL that use the term "blue balls".
I presume very few of them are about snooker.
AJ
I presume very few of them are about snooker.
Doesn't the blue ball finally disappear just before the white kisses the pink?
there are more than 1000 stories ... that use the term "blue balls".
And there are 4 stories that use the term "blue vulva" but they are all regarding an alien with a blue skin colour.
I'm not saying we (the SOL community) are misogynistic but we are very male oriented with some glorious exceptions,
And there are 4 stories that use the term "blue vulva"
And there are 13 stories using the term "blue volvo" ;-)
AJ
And there are 4 stories that use the term "blue vulva"
There is at least one story I've read recently (past few months) which uses 'purple pussy lips' explicitly being the distaff version of 'blue balls', but from the discussions above I think 'violet vulva' would be a nicely alliterative alternative.