# Blue balls for women? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [September 4, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022 "2005-09-04T07:10:08Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 2
### Author: ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet) #### Post date: [September 4, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/21 "2005-09-04T16:37:04Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > I suggest lengthly scientific experimentation to find out. šŸ˜‰ How do you think I found out in the first place šŸ˜‰ ---
### Author: ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB) #### Post date: [September 4, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/22 "2005-09-04T19:42:09Z")
Back on the serious note, while I donā€™t think thereā€™s a name for it, I have been known to experience something similar to a stomachache when subjected to suchā€¦ conditions, and on a couple of occasions threw up the next morning when theā€¦ conditionsā€¦ were prolonged extremely late into the evening. There seemed to be no other cause for the illness (I had not been drinking, eating anything that didnā€™t agree with me, certainly wasnā€™t pregnant), so itā€™s certainly possible it was caused by such conditions. ---
### Author: ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien) #### Post date: [September 4, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/23 "2005-09-04T21:23:16Z")
Iā€™ve heard it called ā€œblue clit,ā€ which isnā€™t quite right, as it isnā€™t really there. I mostly just call it, ā€œDamn, I really wanted to have sex.ā€ ---
### Author: ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim) #### Post date: [September 4, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/24 "2005-09-04T21:39:45Z")
> [@jellyblue](#): > > Throbbing lavender labia? This post has been lavendered by the lavenderist! Eh, not quite the same thing. ---
### Author: ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni) #### Post date: [September 4, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/25 "2005-09-04T22:22:41Z")
> [@Ultraviolet](#): > > Okay, assuming a serious answer is wanted, I have sometimes experienced a feeling of pressure (not quite pain) in the pelvis and tailbone area when subjected to the same kind of scenario that would give a man ā€œblue ballsā€. Mind you, this might be just meā€¦ I believe that medically, this is called ā€œpelvic congestionā€. > [@Burrido](#): > > Like that old joke, Women donā€™t get Blue balls, they get laid. There can be any number of reasons why a woman might not get laid. She might be in a nunnery, prison, or there simply may not be a suitable man available. She might believe in being a virgin until sheā€™s married. She might be having a period, and she and/or her partner do not like having sex at that time. She might be married, and believe in being faithful to her husband, who is away at the time (as an ex-military wife, I can attest to this last). ---
### Author: ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody) #### Post date: [September 5, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/26 "2005-09-05T16:52:49Z")
Although Iā€™ve heard the term, Iā€™ve never quiet knew what that term ment, and seeing some fo the different posts here maded me wonder if everybody was talking about the same thing, so I googled it up and found this [Discovery Health](http://health.discovery.com/centers/sex/sexpedia/blueballs.html) The last paragraph says women can get their own version of it, but donā€™t offer a name. ---
### Author: ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe) #### Post date: [September 5, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/27 "2005-09-05T18:15:32Z")
Iā€™ve never heard of a female counterpart to blue balls, but I have heard of one for ā€œhard-onā€: Wide-on Silly, yes. Works? Maybe. ---
### Author: ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux) #### Post date: [September 5, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/28 "2005-09-05T20:01:33Z")
According to one of my English profs, it used to be called ā€œgreen sicknessā€ for female virgins. Apparently, Shakespeare and Blake both allude to it. ---
### Author: ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode) #### Post date: [September 5, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/29 "2005-09-05T20:11:38Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > This post has been lavendered by the lavenderist! > > Eh, not quite the same thing. This Grafenberg spot has been graped by grievous lack of guy parts! ---
### Author: ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/30 "2005-09-06T02:19:33Z")
My dear cavewoman, looking over my shoulder, tells me that she has also experienced such discomfort for want of some hot, hot lovinā€™. In fact, she informs me that even just mediocre lovinā€™ can result in the mysterious pains, such as described by **Ultraviolet**. Of course, sheā€™s not had such problems in some timeā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
### Author: ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/31 "2005-09-06T03:38:06Z")
[Amanda from Pandagon](http://www.pandagon.net/archives/2005/06/linguistic_equa.html) suggested ā€œvagitatorā€ as the male equivalent of the ā€œcock teaseā€, so you could call it being ā€œvagitatedā€. Iā€™m also fond of ā€œcrimson clitā€, though. ---
### Author: ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/32 "2005-09-06T04:08:36Z")
Regardless of what itā€™s called, thereā€™s definitely a solution: [Aaah! M-m-m-much better!](http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=70221&catid=21305&aid=336161&aparam=xsp82062/) ---
### Author: ![Giant\_Spongess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/33 "2005-09-06T04:41:52Z")
> [@jellyblue](#): > > Regardless of what itā€™s called, thereā€™s definitely a solution: [Aaah! M-m-m-much better!](http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=70221&catid=21305&aid=336161&aparam=xsp82062/) Why is there a daisy in the picture? ---
### Author: ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/34 "2005-09-06T04:43:50Z")
> [@jellyblue](#): > > Regardless of what itā€™s called, thereā€™s definitely a solution: [Aaah! M-m-m-much better!](http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=70221&catid=21305&aid=336161&aparam=xsp82062/) But itā€™s out of stock. šŸ˜ƒ ---
### Author: ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/35 "2005-09-06T05:05:24Z")
Several of you owe me a new monitor. šŸ˜› What concerns me about the Hitachi Magic Wand is that apparently people buying it are experiencing foot fungus problems. Anyone else find thatā€¦misplaced? And yeah I was confused about the daisy until I scrolled down and saw > [@](#): > > (Daisy in picture measures approximately 2" diameter) and realized it was there for scale. How delicate. ---
### Author: ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/36 "2005-09-06T05:15:56Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > But itā€™s out of stock. šŸ˜ƒ Oh god NO!!! šŸ˜ƒ Daisyā€™s to give ya somethinā€™ ta bite down onā€¦ ---
### Author: ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/37 "2005-09-06T05:18:04Z")
> [@jellyblue](#): > > Oh god NO!!! > šŸ˜ƒ > > Daisyā€™s to give ya somethinā€™ ta bite down onā€¦ Hee hee. Utter despair! (I thought you were supposed to put a pillow over your head to muffle the noises. Or have I been doing it wrong, _again?_) ---
### Author: ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/38 "2005-09-06T05:40:59Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Hee hee. > > Utter despair! > > (I thought you were supposed to put a pillow over your head to muffle the noises. Or have I been doing it wrong, _again?_) Pillow doesnā€™t go over your _head_, sweetheartā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
### Author: ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/39 "2005-09-06T05:51:02Z")
> [@jellyblue](#): > > Pillow doesnā€™t go over your _head_, sweetheartā€¦ šŸ˜‰ I told you I was doing it wrong. ---
### Author: ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu) #### Post date: [September 6, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022/40 "2005-09-06T14:39:02Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > According to one of my English profs, it used to be called ā€œgreen sicknessā€ for female virgins. Apparently, Shakespeare and Blake both allude to it. I thought ā€œGreen Sicknessā€ was the term given to form of anemia, specifically, ā€œChlorosis.ā€ The body retains the chlorophyll from veggies in an effort to compensate for the deficiency in iron. The skin then takes on a greenish hue. It usually affects teenage girls shortly after menarche. Perhaps Blake and Shakespeare used that for ā€œvirginsā€ since the idea would be that girls of that age would not yet have had sex. Maybe they erroneously thought lack of sex caused their skin to turn green. Interesting. I never heard the term used in literature. Itā€™s not easy being green. šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-for-women/320022.md?page=3)