The term "Blue Balls" discribes

the physical and mental frustration

from prolonged period of sexual arousal

without an orgasm

But is it even real and if so

what actually happens?

Whenever you're sexually aroused

your body experiences a lot of physiological changes

In men the arteries of the penis and testicles dilate

meaning more oxygenated blood flow through them

At the same time veins constrict preventing

deoxygenated blood from leaving

This increases blood flow

and pressure results inner erection

But what you may not realised is that

testicles expand up to twice their regular size

Yep, that's right

The balls grow

Now a common misconception is that

deoxygenated blood is blue

but it's actually dark red colour

Veins often appear greenish-blue on your arms

due to the skin above them

because red light has a longer wave length

than blue light

and as a result can be absorbed deeper into the skin

Blue light on the other hand

ends up beeing reflected before it's absorbed

by deeper veins making a blood appear blue

When it comes to your balls

since more red light is being absorbed

the veins here can appear blue as well

and if arousal is prolonged

the deoxygenated blood builds up in the testicles

creating more of the blue tint

But it's not just a condition that men experience

As blood rushes to vagina during sexual arousal too

the increased blood flow to the vagina wall

clitoris and labia

results in an analogous conditions

sometimes called "Blue Vulva"

The good news is

that a relief can be right around the corner

It can be easily alleviated through an orgasm or

by just decreasing sexual arousal

with no lasting side effects or damage

It's also been suggested that applying

an ice pack can relieve some pain

if you wanna go that road

Essentially blue balls and blue vulva

can happen to all of us

It's a legitimite physiological response

from prolonged sexual arousal

However it's easy to turn off

this unusual colour by getting a mind out of the gutter

or just mastubating

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