Potentially stupid orgasm/uterus question

zdmd_14 · June 2016

hopefully I am not the only person who occassionally feels for the height of my uterus, even though we're obviously not to the 12 week mark.
I * know* it's not supposed to move above the pelvis til 12 weeks. But if I feel around after I orgasm, it is easily an inch above my pelvic bone. Without an orgasm, I can't always be sure I'm feeling it but it seems to be about even with the top of my pelvic bone.

Its freaking me out a little. H keeps slipping and saying "babies" and I really don't want twins... Granted I'm a third time mom, but the last baby was 7 years ago and most stuff I see about growing quicker than usual is related to closely spaced pregnancies.

So my silly question: I know orgasming makes your uterus contract, but does it also elevate it?

Anyone else overanalyzing this stuff? Haha

cjs260 · June 2016

Interesting! So, when you orgasm, the dorsal nerve of the clitoris stimulates motor neurons in the spinal cord (in Onuf's nucleus of the S2-S4 cord). These motor neurons cause contractions of the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosal muscles which gives the rhythmic contractions of the Vaginal walls felt during orgasm. These same nerves innervate the round ligaments of the uterus and cause contractions of the uterus at orgasm as well. Also, these nerves cause the cervix and vagina to "tent" allowing for penile penetration at the beginning of sex during the arousal period. All of that to say, I don't know 100% that that could be happening, but it is definitely possible. The nerves to cause that to happen are there, and since the uterus is so much larger now that normal AND it does move during orgasm, I'm going to say that it is totally possible.

gapeachrn · June 2016

@cjs260 Woah. You just blew my mind.

cjs260 · June 2016

@gapeachrn Haha! The topic of my PhD research is sexual function after spinal cord injury. I mainly focus on males, but wrote a book chapter with my mentor and we included females, too. Erection/arousal and orgasm are very similar neuronally between males and females. A big difference is ejaculation.

zdmd_14 · June 2016

@cjs260 what do you do for a living?!

This is better than any answer I ever imagined getting.

cjs260 · June 2016

I'm a baby neuroscientist working towards my PhD. I study sexual function after spinal cord injury.

zdmd_14 · June 2016

what led you to that? I mean, I get how people could get interested in neuroscience, but how did you end up with that being your specific area of interest? And which came first for you (neuroscience or sex/spinal injury)?

This is so facinating.

cjs260 · June 2016

It was it was a crazy, roundabout way. Long story short, my bachelor's is in biomedical engineering. I wanted to get my master's in a lab with spinal cord injury research, so that I could work in industry in spinal cord biomaterials. So, I join a lab who did spinal cord injury and sexual function, but they weren't focusing on that at the time, and I did my master's in neuroendocrinology and sex differences in the reward system of a PCOS animal model. When I decided to get my PhD, I wanted to incorporate sexual function/differences and spinal cord injury, so here I am! Haha!

ThePax89 · June 2016

I haven't had an orgasm in 12 weeks.

zdmd_14 · June 2016

@thepax89 sorry.

This weekend is the first time I've been motivated to do anything at all in a few weeks. 1st tri is no fun.

ThePax89 · June 2016

Bahaha I'm just having a pitty party because my cock block (I mean toddler) is being a stink

Vivi20 · June 2016

@cjs260 You are so COOL!

sdude · June 2016

@cjs260 do you know the work of Frederique Courtois?

cjs260 · June 2016

@jlea05 Would you mind to follow me around and tell me that? Haha, such a confidence boost! Thanks!

@sdude Totally. I've read probably 90% of her work.

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