Or as you settle intodownward dogand your ass is pointing skyward, an extremely rude-seeming sound slips out.
Don’t feel embarrassed.
Bodies are cool and weird, and sometimes they make noises at inopportune times.
Jocelyn Runice
Your vagina does not care what you’re up to, she’s going to do whatever she wants.
It’s admirable, really, even though it can be annoying in the moment.
What exactly is a queef?
A queef is the sound air makes when it gets displaced or otherwise forced out of the vagina.
But how exactly does this little disturbance happen?
The more you know!
Although science hasn’t devoted a ton of resources to investigating queefs, there’s some relevant data.
Overall, 20 percent of the women studied experienced queefing.
It happened to 54 percent of those women during sex, which makes perfect sense.
That’s unfortunate, because queefing is normal.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about at all,” says Abdur-Rahman.
“The only people who dont experience it are people who dont have vaginas.”
Is queefing dangerous?
It’s just a normal passing of air.
Don’t worry that every time you queef, you might have a fistula.
Plus, fistulas usually only show up when you’ve had abdominal surgery or trauma, says Abdur-Rahman.
“With pregnancy, you get a huge increase in blood supply going to the vagina andcervix.
They’d need to purposefully force a ton of air up there for you to even be at risk.
As long as you’re not doing that, you should be good.
There are a few queefing hacks at your disposal.
“That gives air less of an opportunity to get into the vagina,” he explains.
Lastly, call in reinforcements vialube!
He recommends going for oil- or silicone-based lubes because they’re gummier than water-based lubricant.
Just remember that oil-based varieties aren’t compatible with condoms, and silicone-based ones can damage silicone sex toys.
But most of all, venture to remind yourself that queefing is the exact opposite of a big deal.
“I tell patients to attempt to make a joke of it,” says Abdur-Rahman.
If you’re worried your partner mistakenly thinks you passedgas, you could explain what’s actually going on.
