Can your clitoris be damaged from childbirth?

Question

I'm worried because my clitoris hurts, I had a baby last week. I didn't tear that high or anything but it hurts like as if it were stimulated too much. is that normal or should I be worried. Will that feeling go away soon? i've never heard of clitoris damage from childbirth, but I can say I would be horribly upset if this feeling was perminant.

Answer 1

Your pubic bone is located almost right behind your clitoris. Where the two halves of your pelvis meet is a little bit of cartilage joining them together. This actually breaks when the baby's head comes through the pelvic girdle, and having what amounts to a minor broken bone can be a bit painful! They can tell how many babies a female skeleton has had by the number of times it has been broken in the past. It's sore because of the inflammation, put some ice on it, and treat it like an injury and it will get better. Good luck!

Answer 2

Fun fact. There are myths and legends about how it's an ancient tribal practice, but they've exhumed a lot of mummies, and they can't actually find ANY evidence that it was carried out in ancient times. It really does look like the first ever incident was in the Bible, done by Abraham's wife on their servant. So it really does look like it's a mark of slavery. Not all Islamic people do it. The US actually has a higher circumcision rate than some Arab countries. Like Turkey. In Iran they don't practice FGM, but I guess Iran isn't "Muslim enough" for some people. And Jackie No, sadly a lot of FGM is actually clitorectomies, like in Yemen and many other countries. Not the clitoral hood, the whole thing, and sometimes they even make a hole to get clitoral tissue from inside. And many Egyptians who do it actually show photos of the scissors with a clitoris on it after it's been cut off. Sorry. Yet strangely enough, girls who have had it done said they healed faster than boys who were circumcised at the same time. And for Pharonic it's exactly as they said - they simply grab the entire pubic area and slice the entire thing off and stretch one labia majora over the entire area and stitch it up and cut a tiny hole to urniate out of, but drip by drip so it takes on average 1 hour every time they go to the toilet, 20 minutes at the slightest, and to have sex the first time they cut a hole open with a dagger. It really is brutal. And no idea. Islam is supposed to be AGAINST circumcision, and EVEN for slaves Mohammad spoke against it as he said a clitoris makes a woman's face glow and be pleasing for her master - it was never mentioned for non-slaves at all. Just optional for slaves, and actually advised AGAINST. Just because they say they're Muslim doesn't mean they follow all Islamic teachings - many still drink alcohol etc. Same as some actually think it's acceptable to use FGM as a chastity belt when the Koran explictly is against it. And MGM - also against Islamic teachings. See it all started when the Caliph tried uniting Islam so it wouldn't split, like how Christians split. Islamic countries and the Arab world aren't all one people, they have different cultures and beliefs and peoples. Prior to that, after Mohammad's death, there was nothing stating anything about circumcision, and many men were extremely upset that they were even being checked, let alone told to get cut. And they protested on masse that they weren't told to in the time the Prophet lived, so the Caliph had all copies of the Koran destroyed and rewritten, so each and every copy became identical. However, those who lived closest to Mohammad have said the new Koran is extremely different to the original, and if you read through the Koran it focuses heavily on how Abraham and Jewish faith is to be revered etc - that's NOT original. To this day, there are many clerics in Egypt, Libya and Iran demanding to see a copy of the original text - and I for one am curious about what it would contain. One other thing I'm curious about - why is the US pushing to install a political party in Iraq which has said that they support FGM? And of all things why are they citing that this particular branch of Islam doesn't seek to merge Government with religion? Iran is Shiite (although they don't practice FGM) and they have an Ayatollah as a Head of State. So why would Iraq be any different? I stick with my theory - it's a mark of slavery. In ancient times slavery and again today. And don't try to tell me that as a country the USA opposes circumcision and is appalled by FGM - I for one am not buying it. And no, where FGM is practiced it's a social cultural thing, not strictly religious. There's a difference.

Answer 3

I wouldn't say you damage it..........but you can get something similar to rug burn on it after having a baby. It will heal give it time. I know this happened to me and that is what my Dr compared it to.

Answer 4

I hope not!