What happens after sex: 8 ways in which your body changes
If you have planned to have sex, you must know that there are many changes in the female body after losing virginity. So if you are wondering what happens when you lose your virginity, we got you! While these changes differ from person to person, here's what happens after sex to a woman.
1. You might be in pain
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 75 percent of women have painful sex at some point in their lives. Painful sex is a real thing and there could be a variety of different reasons for it. However, the reasons are pretty fairly common and nothing to be scared of. You could be experiencing the pain due to your hymen being stretched. It could be a physical sign of losing virginity. It could also be because of a lack of lubrication due to vaginal dryness. This could occur due to a phenomenon called vaginismus which is an involuntary tightening of the pelvic muscles that makes it impossible for anything to enter the vagina. It has a typical association with anxiety seeding from strict and religious upbringing, the baggage of trauma, or even just apprehension.
Sometimes, if you have already orgasmed during sex, it could cause you to experience cramps in your uterus. It is the oxytocin release in the body that causes uterine contractions and hence, the pain.
2. There might be spotting
According to Canadian Medical Association Journal, about 0.7 to 9 percent of women have bleeding after sex. The very first after first sex effects in the female body is spotting. You might bleed after sex. But relax, it is absolutely fine. You might bleed when you have penetrative sex for the first time and that could be because of your hymen breaking.
