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Female masturbation make clitoris numb?

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Dr. George Klauber answered

Specializes in Pediatric Urology

Not usually: Unless you use anesthetic jelly as a lubricant.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/2/2019

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I get no pleasure from sexual intercourse or masturbation. Im not numb, i can feel everything. What could be the cause? Im 19yr old female

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Female with infrequent and little urge to urinate, pain in urethra accompanied by numbness too. Started after masturbation, urine showed no UTI. ?

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A single female over 40 & have been masturbating for 20 years. Recently, after masturbation,I have nightmares & wake up to have numb and stiff hand fingers towards the wrist & pain in sides of butts going on for 2 days.Shall I really stop it?

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Hi Dr, I was masturbating on Sunday and was engaged with clitoris stimulation. I touched it a bit rough that I felt plain. Now its desensitised and seems to be bruised/inflamed. Ive touched it but it doesnt have the same sensation anymore.

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Could no longer find pleasure in masturbation or stimulate my clitoris, what to do?

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