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Blue Balls: A Ball-Faced Lie?

Science Vs

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Blue balls is the idea that people can get an awful pain in their testicles if they get aroused but don't ejaculate. 40% of those with vaginas said that they had been pressured to do something sexual because of their partners so-called fear of blue balls. One listener said that she'd been called a tease. Others said they were made to feel really guilty about not making their partners ejaculate.

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