Surprising Things That Happen To Your Vagina During Sex That You Don’t Know About

Newsflash, ladies:  Did you know that your clitoris hides during sex?  Like,?  Or how about your vagina tries to trap sperm so that you can get —  gulp — pregnant?  Crazy, but true: Here, we take a look at seven surprising that happen to your vagina (and beyond) during sex that you probably don't know about!

Your C-spot disappears. Did you know that your clitoris disappears during the deed? No, really: Every time you’re in the zone, your C-spot retracts back into its shell, so to speak. Pretty cool, huh? That said, we know what you’re wondering: What’s the science behind it? Well, we’re glad you asked…

Your C-spot disappears. During the arousal stage, right before orgasm, a woman’s clitoris goes from being large and visible to retracting up into the vaginal hood, almost disappearing,” Leah Millheiser, MD, an ob-gyn, explains to Women’s Health. So don’t freak out if your clitoris pulls a disappearing act on you mid-sex: It’s totes normal.

Your vagina expands. In addition to a disappearing act, your vagina’s bag of tricks also includes a balloon act. Confused? We thought you might be. Nonetheless, during sex your vagina literally blows up. Whoa, right?

Your vagina expands. “Right before a woman orgasms, the upper two-thirds of her vagina actually swell,” Millheiser explains to Women’s Health. Though the scientific reason for why this happens is still fuzzy, some experts believe that an expansion in the cervix area increases your chances of getting pregnant, according to Millheiser. Another explanation? That it accommodates for penis size.

You fill up with fluid. Contrary to popular belief, men aren’t the only ones who can ejaculate. Indeed, women can release, erm, fluid too. And no, ladies, it’s not pee! That said, what exactly is going on when you fill up with fluid?

You fill up with fluid. As you build to climax, your urethral stone — a spongy cushion of tissue found in your lower genital area — fills up with fluid, Millheiser explains to Women’s Health. The result? A release known as female ejaculation — or squirting. “Researchers found that the fluid contains a prostate specific antigen, which tells us that the sponge is biologically similar to the male prostate,” Millheiser says. Go figure.

Your boobs get bigger. Yes, this is technically not your vagina. But they still have something to do with sex, right? Right! So, exactly why do your girls grow during the deed? Well, it has a lot to do with all that blood-pumping that’s going on throughout your body.

Your boobs get bigger. “Women can experience swelling of the breasts due to increased blood flow during intercourse,” Millheiser explains to Women’s Health. That said, just how much bigger they get varies from girl to girl. Keep in mind, though, that once your romp ends, so do your bigger cup size. Sorry, ladies.

Your vulva becomes engorged. By now you should know that there’s a lot of blood rushing down there during sexual arousal. And when a woman becomes turned on, the blood vessels in her genitals dilate. This, in turns, leads to the vulva (sexy, we know) becoming engorged — or swollen — due to the increased blood supply.

Your vulva becomes engorged. But your vulva doesn’t just become engorged during sexual arousal: It can also become firm, too. Swollen and hard? Sounds oh-so familiar, doesn’t it?

You try to trap sperm. Well, yes and no. You know that spasm — or rather, spasms — that happens when you orgasm? According to Britain’s National Health Service, these contractions happen at about 0.8 seconds apart. And depending on how strong your orgasm is, you can have just a couple of them or a lot of them. (Safe to say, though: The more, the merrier.)

You try to trap sperm. The question then is: Why does your body do this when you orgasm? One theory, according to LiveStrong.com, claims that one of the side effects of these contractions is that your vagina is preventing your partner’s swimmers from escaping. This, in theory, is so that you can pregnant. Yay?

Your vagina bounces back. During sex, your vagina essentially doubles in size. It expands, hides things, releases fluid, etc. etc. etc. But the craziest thing of all that it does isn’t how it balloons in size or ejaculates: It’s that it bounces back almost instantaneously!

Bottom line. Yes, sex feels amazing. But every now and then, it’s worth pausing to take notice of just how much your vagina is working to make the deed feel amazing. Because it’s safe to say that without your love box, well… you wouldn’t get much love at all. *Wink*