There has been a lot of cultural messaging leading people to consider the “tightness” v/s “looseness”) of their vaginas as being central to s@xual pleasure. The vagina is made of highly elastic tissue, supported by a series of mostly horizontal muscles in the pelvic floor. The length and width of the non-muscular vaginal canal vary slightly person to person. Its size and shape is also dynamic and changes throughout the cycle. This vaginal tissue can stretch a stretch and then return to the same size. It may change slightly as you age and after childbirth, but most felt changes are more likely due to changes in the pelvic floor muscles. The feeling of “tightness” during s@x is primarily determined by the pelvic floor muscles around the vagina, but not always in the way you might think. These muscles contract and relax depending on how aroused you are. When you’re feeling aroused, the muscles are relaxed, making your vaginal space less constricted, or “looser”. When you feel anxious, the muscles become more engaged and “tighter.”

What Causes a Loose Vagina?

First, let’s clear up a major misconception or myth before we talk about what actually causes the vagina to loosen up.

Too Much Intercourse Makes You Loose: (FALSE)

After intercourse, your vaginal walls contract back to their original state. S@xual arousal relaxes the vaginal walls, which lead you to believe that your vagina is looser. But this relaxation effect is a natural process that’s necessary for reproduction. After all, it makes it easier to have s@x.

If too much intercourse doesn’t make your vagina lose, what does?

Age;

You may begin to see a change in your vagina’s elasticity starting in your 40s. That’s because your estrogen levels will begin to drop as you enter the perimenopausal stage. A loss of estrogen means your vaginal tissue will become:

thinner
drier
less acidic
less stretchy or flexible

These changes may become more noticeable once you reach full menopause.

Childbirth;

It’s natural for your vagina to change after a vaginal delivery. After all, your vaginal muscles stretch in order to let your baby pass through the birth canal and out of your vagina’s entrance. That’s completely normal. Your vagina should start to snap back a few days after giving birth, although it may not return to its original shape completely. If you’ve had multiple childbirths, your vaginal muscles are more likely to lose a little bit of elasticity. If you’re uncomfortable with this, in this article we will tell you how to get back original shape of your vagina.

Vaginal tightening: Do you really need it?

Most of us want to feel s@xy and confident, especially when it comes to our performance in the bedroom. A tight vagina could heighten pleasure for both of you during s@x. For men, it’s the sensation of feeling those soft, cushiony walls gripping their penis. And for women, it’s feeling every ridge of their man’s penis inside them. But when your vagina becomes ‘loose’ (and we’ll talk about the reasons later), then perhaps s@x might become a little less stimulating. This is where vaginal tightening comes in. For the uninitiated, vaginal tightening is the process of tightening the pelvic muscles. It helps to achieve a degree of elasticity of the pelvic floor muscles, thus enhancing tightness. While there are several methods to achieve this naturally or through exercise, sometimes women opt to get it done surgically, via a vaginoplasty or labiaplasty. Some solutions are discussed in the article;

Vaginoplasty: (a conventional solution)

Vaginoplasty is the conventional solution for vaginal tightening. This type of procedure is considered plastic surgery, and it comes with an inherited set of risks. You may have heard this procedure referred to as “rejuvenation of the vagina.” The goal of the surgery is to tighten up the vaginal walls and restore its natural elasticity. Vaginoplasty uses autologous tissue (i.e. your own tissues) to reconstruct certain areas of your vagina and vulvovaginal complex. The surgeon may use tissue from skin grafts, skin flaps, oral mucosa, intestinal mucosa or the vaginal labia.

Risks and Side Effects:-

Naturally, with any surgical procedure, there are potential side effects and risks. These include:

Some patients experience hemorrhaging after the procedure, which requires a blood transfusion.
Fistula can occur when a hole develops between the wall between the vagina and colon.
Infections can arise from the procedure itself or improper post-op care.
Vaginal collapse: In severe cases, the vagina can actually cave in, which would require reconstructive surgery.

These are just the most severe side effects. Some women have reported the following:

Inability to orgasm – ever again.
Inability to produce natural lubrication or produce too much mucus.
Stenosis – i.e. your vagina is too narrow for intercourse.
Chronic pain from nerve damage.
Scarring in the surgery site.
Enlargement of the clitoris.
Yeast infections.

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)

NMES can help strengthen your vaginal muscles by sending an electric current through your pelvic floor using a probe. The electrical stimulation will cause your pelvic floor muscles to contract and relax.

You can use a home NMES unit or have your doctor perform the treatment. A typical session lasts 20 minutes. You should do this once every four days, for a few weeks.

How to Tighten Your Vagina Naturally (with easy exercise)

Kegel exercises

First, you need to identify your pelvic floor muscles. To do so, stop midstream while you’re peeing. If you succeed, you figured out the right muscles and follow these steps:

Pick a position for your exercises. Most people prefer lying on their back for Kegels.
Tighten your pelvic floor muscles. Hold the contraction for 5 seconds, relaxing for another 5 seconds.
Repeat this step at least 5 times in a row.
As you build up strength, increase the time to 10 seconds. Try not to tighten your thighs, abs, or butt during kegels. Just focus on your pelvic floor. For the best results, repeat 3 sets of Kegels 5 to 10 times a day.

Pelvic tilt exercises

To strengthen your vaginal muscles using a pelvic tilt exercise:

Stand with your shoulders and butt against a wall. Keep both of your knees soft.
Pull your bellybutton in toward your spine. When you do this, your back should flatten against the wall.
Tighten your bellybutton for 4 seconds, then release.
Do this 10 times, for up to 5 times a day.

Vaginal Cones

You can also strengthen your pelvic floor muscles by using a vaginal cone. This is a weighted, tampon sized object that you put in your vagina and hold.

How to do this:

Insert the lightest cone into your vagina.
Squeeze your muscles. Hold it in place for about 15 minutes, twice a day.
Increase the weight of the cone you use as you become more successful in holding the cone in place in your vagina.

Yoga and pilates

Yoga and Pilates exercise also help with vaginal tightening. Both of these activities stretch the body and provide elasticity. And this is true for your pelvic floor muscles as well. Yoga poses such as the mountain pose and the standing forward are ideal for this. As for pilates, you must incorporate the bridge in your pelvic floor exercises.

Toning devices

You can also try pelvic floor toning devices. You can include the pelvic floor stimulator, Kegel exerciser, pelvic floor muscle toner or pelvic toner, pelvic floor toner, as well as pelvic floor exercise. Your physiotherapist might also recommend barbells, vaginal weights or cones designed specifically to be held inside the vagina.

Avoid Stress Factors;

Keeping your pelvic floor strong is easier when you limit unnecessary strain. Here are some preventative habits to incorporate into your routine:

Maintain a healthy weight.
Learn to lift heavy things properly.
Squat, don’t sit when having a bowel movement. You can do this by keeping a small step stool beside your toilet, to help raise your knees up. Squatting allows the muscle in charge of bowel control (the puborectalis) to fully relax.
Eat a healthy diet that’s high in fiber to reduce the change of frequent constipation.
When our knees are at 90 degrees, this muscle stays partially engaged. People who use the squatting position minimize strain, and take about a third of the time to have a bowel movement.

The fact is that only you can answer this question. Ask yourself, does a tighter vagina make you feel more s@xy and confident? Do you think your husband’s attitude towards you has changed since your vaginal tightening process? If you answered ‘yes’ to all these questions then yes, vaginal tightening has worked wonders for you. But let’s clear one thing. Orgasms are caused when there is a rubbing between the sensitive areas of the vagina and the penis. The more the stimulation, the better the orgasm. Eventually how you get yours doesn’t really depend on your vaginal tightening but how you bond with your partner emotionally and physically.

Sources:-

www.vaginaltighteningwand.com/how-to-tighten-your-vagina-naturally/

www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/loose-vagina#pelvic-floor-exercises

www. helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/vaginal-tightness-tips-myths-what-you-need-to-know-about-pelvic-floor

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