# Vaginal lubrication in prepubescent girls **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 30, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514 "2008-04-30T20:16:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/1 "2008-04-30T20:16:47Z")
Is there any difference between the vaginal lubrication of a prepubescent girl and an adult woman? Does a prepubescent girl have increased vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal? NSFW—graphic female genitalia. You need to remove the space between the “h” and the first “t” in “http.” h ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal\_lubrication ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/2 "2008-04-30T20:34:50Z")
Worst combination of thread topic and username. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/3 "2008-04-30T21:54:20Z")
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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/4 "2008-04-30T22:40:11Z")
Since lowered estrogen levels during and after menopause result in loss of vaginal lubrication, I would assume that pre-pubescent girls, who similarly have low estrogen levels, have about the same amount of vaginal lubrication as menopausal and post-menopausal women. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/5 "2008-04-30T22:50:09Z")
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**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/6 "2008-04-30T23:40:16Z")
My _Mosby’s Guide to the Family Practice_ says “Genital manipulation to ease insertion of a tampon should be avoided because except for the statistically rare cases of precociousness premature females will not produce significant lubrication to ease penetration. In any case and in Practical terms if discovered such techniques should be discouraged and measures should be taken to treat the patient’s anxiety and reinforce the benefits of proper menstrual care. Thorough parental consultation is vital.” ---
**Author:** ![bubble\_pop\_electric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@bubble\_pop\_electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubble_pop_electric)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/7 "2008-05-01T00:08:56Z")
If they’re menstruating, they aren’t really prepubescent, are they? ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-lubrication-in-prepubescent-girls/447514/8 "2008-05-01T00:09:10Z")
\ Thank you, **ECV** for the medical view. Question answered. Thread closed. Whew. \