Epididymal hypertension
Condition that arises during male sexual arousal when seminal fluid is not ejaculated / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Epididymal hypertension (EH), informally referred to as blue balls for males or blue vulva for females, is a harmless but uncomfortable sensation in the genital regions during a prolonged state of sexual arousal.[2][3][4] It usually resolves within hours unless relieved through an orgasm.[2]
Epididymal hypertension | |
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Other names | Sexual arousal orchialgia[1] |
The phenomenon manifests itself in the form of mild discomfort around the genitals or in the lower abdomen. | |
Specialty | Urology |
In females, the discomfort occurs in the erectile tissue and clitoris of the vulva.[4][2] In males, the phenomenon results in an uncomfortable testicular sensation.[5] It most often describes a temporary fluid congestion in the testicles or vulva, caused by prolonged sexual arousal without orgasm.[6][7]
The term epididymal hypertension is derived from the epididymis, a part of the male reproductive system.[8] Despite lacking an epididymis, the term is also applied to females. Professor Caroline Pukall, who co-wrote the first in-depth study on EH, has suggested using the term throbbing crotch syndrome.[9] The term "blue balls" is thought to have originated in the United States, first appearing in 1916.[10] Though lesser known, the equivalent of this phenomenon in females is informally referred to as "blue vulva", among other names.[2] It is not to be confused with the inability to orgasm or the masturbatory practice of edging.