Blue Balls – Just a Load of Hype or Serious Medical Risk?

Although times change, some things remain the same. Every generation of teenagers and young adults learns about the term “Blue Balls”. Boys learn this term especially early on while, for girls, it often doesn’t come up until high school or for some, not until they hear it mentioned in a movie or television show. Although often the focus of jokes, the condition known as Blue Balls can actually be surprisingly serious. Understanding exactly what the condition is as well as the impact it can have on your sex life might be they key to addressing your own current sex problems. That’s because prolonged issues with Blue Balls can result in everything from premature ejaculation to chronic depression.

What Exactly is Blue Balls?

Many of us may know the term Blue Balls, but do you know what the condition actually is? Blue Balls is a slang term for vascocongestion, or a buildup of fluid in the genitals, specifically around the testicles and prostate. This build up results in a dull aching sensation that can go on for hours. The condition can be brought on in a number of different ways, but the most common is that it’s the result of being sexually aroused and then not getting any sort of relief. This happens most often during a young man’s teenage years and is often associated with young lovers waiting to go all the way.

How Blue Balls Can Serious Affect Your Sexual Health

Although Blue Balls is so common it’s practically a social institution, very little research exists about the condition. There are, however, many theories on how it can have a long term effect on a man’s sexual and emotional health. This condition can have several short and long term implications for your sexual health. Being constantly over aroused can result in various problems with sexual dysfunction, including impotence issues and premature ejaculation. These, in turn, can wreak havoc with your self esteem and overall mental health.

A young man who deals with getting Blue Balls regularly may grow up to be a man who comes to associate sexual desire and foreplay with the possibility of it ending in painful fluid buildup. This can cause long term mental associations to form, connecting sex with pain. The final result is a man who has a difficult time with intimacy and may even suffer with performance issues. It can contribute to impotence as men feel pressured to suddenly perform. It can also result in problems with premature ejaculation for men who feel as though they must perform quickly before he loses the opportunity. These problems can carry on even long after he has established a long term relationship with a woman.

Getting Help

For many men, finding the root cause of their sexual dysfunction is a pivotal step in curing the problem once and for all. If you feel that your problems with performance or premature ejaculation may be the result of having had repeated and extensive episodes of Blue Balls then you can more easily treat your problem. Dealing with the underlying anxiety and stress a history with Blue Balls can bring focuses primarily on retraining your brain – and your body – to enjoy foreplay and sexual excitement without worrying that it will all suddenly end. Becoming more comfortable to allow yourself to become aroused knowing you will be able to complete the sex act can go a long way in boosting your sexual self confidence as well as your overall enjoyment of sex.

This kind of work is typically done through couples counselling or with the help of self-help books, shows or groups. Basically, the work involves you and your partner engaging in prolonged foreplay as well as longer sessions of sexual activity. At first this may not result in a successful completion of the sex act as your body will naturally revert back to its old habits. But by working more often with your partner and becoming more comfortable you can overcome these kinds of problems. Blue Balls no longer has to be an issue from your past that haunts your future. By simply engaging in foreplay and fun sexual activity more often and in a welcoming environment you can successful treat premature ejaculation, impotence and other sexual problems.