New relationships can be exciting, but if you haven’t had sex in a while, you might feel a bit apprehensive about the “first time” with your new partner. The following slides offer some points to consider.

Sometimes, people feel some minor discomfort in their genitals if they have been sexually aroused for a significant period of time but haven’t reached orgasm. This aching, heavy feeling is often referred to with the slang terms blue balls (for people with penises) and blue vulva (for people with vaginas).

Every woman is different, and the time it takes for a woman to reach orgasm can depend on her situation.

For many men, penis size is important, as it represents their masculinity and virility. Sometimes, the terms grower and shower are used to describe what happens to a penis length as it goes from a flaccid to an erect state.

The lack of a morning erection isn’t necessarily a concern. Sometimes, men wake up at different points in a sleep cycle, when an erection isn’t occurring.

Yes, penis transplants have been performed, but they are not yet routine procedures.

Every woman has vaginal discharge. Some discharge/fluids are perfectly normal, but others may be sign of infection.

It’s very unlikely. For most men, erectile dysfunction (ED) after a vasectomy is not caused by the procedure itself.

Like many aspects of sex, intensity of orgasm can depend on the individual as well as the situation. Here are some of the more common reasons orgasms might become less powerful: