There is so much information floating around in this day and age that it is hard to distinguish between fact and fiction. When it comes to sex, it is important to know exactly what is going on; so, we should explore the “ins” and “outs” of what myths are flowing through the Internet.
While searching the Web for some relevant information about sexual myths, I stumbled upon a site that provided some sexual “myths” from Dr. Beth Brown’s column “Ask the Doctor of Perversity.” Brown offered some well-known misconceptions that, indeed, prove to be false.
Women; I am sure all of you at one point in time have heard that the bigger a man’s feet are, the bigger his “fun-time package” is. Brown was posed this question and concurred that there is no specific data that can validate the folklore. She provided insight to the fact that, while a baby boy is invitro, the nose, limbs and penis develop from different combinations of three original layers of embryonic tissue, which have no correlation to one another.
The assumption that men are more “endowed” because of the size of their foot, hand or nose is essentially false. His hormonal levels influence an adult male’s penis size at puberty, as explained by Brown. She finalized her view on this myth by saying, “And for what it’s worth, there is little correlation between the size of a limp dick and how big it will get when erect.”
Pregnancy is another issue that seems to always have some ridiculous myth floating around it. During high school and my early years in college, I could have recited some of the most heinous ideas pertaining to avoiding getting pregnant if a certain action is taken before, during, or after sex.
In the online Q and A session with Brown, there was a statement that read, “A girl can’t get pregnant if she hasn’t had her first period; if she has sex standing up; if she doesn’t come; if she douches immediately after sex; the first time she has sex.
Teenagers are the ones who can really buy into these notions, Brown shared. For college-aged women who have had their first menstrual cycle, this does not apply.
The “douching” method is one to be addressed. The process is basically putting chemicals and bacteria into the vagina that would otherwise not be there, which could incur serious problems in the future — without preventing pregnancy.
The method is thought to be able to cleanse the cervix and uterus, but in reality it is creating more of a chance to create problems such as vaginal irritation, vaginal infections called bacterial vaginosis or BV, sexually-transmitted diseases and pelvic inflammatory disease or PID, according to womenshealth.gov.
As for standing up during sex, there is no position that has a greater or lesser chance of pregnancy. Brown addressed the “doesn’t come” portion with, “A girl not only does not have to come to get pregnant, she doesn’t even have to be conscious.” This concept should be taken seriously, especially for those women who are involved in the bar and party scene.
In the future, I will continue to explore some sexual myths. If there is any input readers would like to provide, I would love to hear it. Until next week, enjoy life friends and college neighbors.
Kylee Delgadillo is a junior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily 49er.