‘Winter Vagina’ Is Here to Wreak Havoc on Your Holiday Sex Life, How to Know If She Has It (And How to Thaw It)

There are so many reasons to hate winter, from less daylight to colder weather to dangerous driving on icy roads. We’re sad to say that there’s yet another negative to the coldest season of the year – and it’s called winter vagina.

Yes, Old Man Winter has come for your lady’s snatch, and he isn’t being gentle with it. The newly dubbed affliction could wreak serious havoc on your sex life. Just like dry skin overtakes your lips, hands, and other areas of your body during winter, it can also affect your girlfriend’s nether regions.

“Dry autumn and winter air depletes moisture from our bodies, leaving our skin dehydrated and cracked, and our sinuses parched. And while it’s an issue few will want to discuss openly, our vaginas can enter ‘drought mode’ during this time, too,” Mary Burke, a former National Health Service midwife in the UK and senior clinical nurse at the London Bridge Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Clinic, told the Sun.

She continued: “When we spend a lot of time in air-conditioned rooms, or with the heating on, we’re living in air which carries very little moisture. And the dryness we experience can often extend to every inch of our bodies — including our most private regions.”

So how will you know if winter is wrecking your girlfriend’s delicate lady parts? Symptoms of winter vagina include disinterest in sex, difficulty getting aroused and reaching orgasm, and discomfort, irritating or a burning sensation, during sex or any other time.

The appearance of the pussy changes, too, making the surface of the vagina look pale and thin. Narrowing or shortening of the vagina may also occur. If your girlfriend seems to urinate more often than usual or experiences repeat urinary tract infections, those are also signs that winter vagina has descended.

The best way to counteract all this in the sack? Lube. Lots and lots of lube.

Good luck, fellas. Spring is a long way off. We hope you don’t have to spend the next six months celibate.

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