Does it hurt the first time? This really varies from person to person (it is recommended that both boys and girls come in to see). Many people are looking forward to the first time, but also worried: the first time will be very painful? According to the survey, most women under 25 years old will feel pain during the first time. In addition to women, men’s first time may also be painful. Let’s first look at why it hurts the first time for women. Many people believe that the reason why a woman’s first time hurts is because of the rupture of the hymen. Scientific research has found that the nerve endings above the hymen are not abundant, so the hymen rupture itself does not cause significant pain. This is why many women do not know that their hymens have ruptured during strenuous exercise. There are 2 main causes of first time pain: 1. The presence of organic lesions in women, including gynecological diseases (e.g. vaginitis), chronic diseases (e.g. chronic pelvic inflammatory disease) and congenital genital malformations (e.g. longitudinal vagina). All these factors can lead to different degrees of pain in women at the first time. 2. Excessive mental tension and fear of sex. Individual women can suffer from vaginal spasms due to excessive mental tension during the first time, which can lead to painful intercourse. In addition, when a woman’s vagina is inserted by a foreign object for the first time, the vaginal mucosa is stimulated and swollen like never before, and everyone feels differently. Many women will feel different levels of pain because they are too scared. So, does it hurt the first time for men? Under normal circumstances, men do not feel pain the first time. However, if the following 3 abnormalities exist, pain may also occur during the first time. 1. Excessively long foreskin and prepuce. If a man’s foreskin is too long and prepuce, when having sex, he cannot fully adapt to the sensation of the glans flaring out and foreskin turning to the back, it will produce a certain amount of pain, but it is not intense. 2, too tight at the foreskin tether. There are a few men who have a tight penile ligament, and when they have sex for the first time, they may also experience pain and bleeding. 3, suffering from glansitis, circumcision and other genital diseases. If a man suffers from glansitis or circumcision and other diseases, frictional stimulation during the first sex will also produce pain. In addition, in the first time, “foreplay” is not enough preparation, in the vagina is not enough secretion lubrication state to enter, will also cause pain for both men and women. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the first time is not very painful. However, painful intercourse can occur to some extent if there are organic lesions such as genitalia, if the woman is too nervous, too afraid of sex, or if there is insufficient lubrication. References: [1] Zhen Hongli, The fallacy that the first night must be painful – the culprit of sexual fear. China Sex Science,2012,21(3):64. [2]Wang P,Li Y X. Clinical investigation and countermeasure analysis of 112 cases of painful intercourse in women. Chinese sex science,2017,26(10):63-65.