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He Goes so Deep He Hits Bone
Question from a sophomore female at the
University of Minnesota Duluth: When my
boyfriend and I were having sex he tried to reach,
go in as far as he could. Anyways, he touched
something in me that felt like a bone or something
solid, I felt it too. I thought it hurt or caused
some pressure that was extremely new to me. Do you
have any idea on what he was feeling and why I
could feel it too. Thanks for your time.
Dr. Caron's answer: I assume that what
you and he touched was your cervix. I often tell
students that if you reach up into your vagina you
will feel something that feels like the end of your
nose.... it is the base of the uterus. You may also
notice that it feels like it has a dimple. This is
the opening into the uterus (the cervical os) -
which is about the size of a pencil lead. It allows
menstrual flow to leave the uterus, and allows
sperm to enter the uterus on its way to the
fallopian tube to meet an egg.
If you feel the cervix at different times over
the course of a month, you will notice that it
changes from feeling very hard to feeling softer at
different times of the month. For example, around
ovulation (when a women releases an egg from her
ovary - usually occurs about 2 weeks before her
period), it will feel softer. In fact, one of the
things women do who are using Natural Family
Planning, is to record the changes in the cervix
(as well as temperature and mucous changes). I hope
this relieves some of your anxiety. You may also
find it useful to refer to a basic biology book to
understand the positioning and structure of all
your reproductive/sexual organs. Best wishes
© 2007, Sandra L.
Caron
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It is not sex that gives the pleasure, but the
lover. - Marge Piercy
American teens have the worst of all
worlds...Our children are bombarded and confronted
with sexual messages, sexual exploitation, and all
manner of sexual criticism. But our society is by
and large sexually illiterate. Faye Westheimer
Dr. Sandra L.
Caron is a professor of human sexuality at the
University of Maine. To submit a question to Dr.
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