5 things you need to understand before trying sex in water

Some couples choose to be adventurous looking for a new atmosphere in unusual places when they are tired of making love in bed. For example in your own home bath, swimming pool, or even in the open sea. Yes! For some people, sex in water offers a sensation of pleasure that is double and different than usual. If you are interested in trying it next time with the him, first read the various things about the risks and safety in this article.

Interested in trying to have sex in the water?

Basically, sex is just like any other physical activity that needs preparation. Especially if it is done in unfamiliar places. Here's what you need to know before trying sex in water.

1. Watch out for dirty water

Each type of water is different, has a different content. Although tap water is commonly used for bathing, it also has the potential to carry germs from underground pipelines. The same is the case with reporting swimming pool water or sea water containing salt and invisible marine biota.

That's why even though it looks clean, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) actually doesn't recommend that you make love in the water because it can carry germs into the body.

2. Water can strip natural lubricants

Some water sex activists believe that water can replace the function of natural vaginal lubricants. So, it's okay to make love right away without foreplay or use sex lubricants if you do it in water. This assumption is wrong, said dr. Idris Abdurrahman, obstetrician from CDC.

A water pH level that is higher or lower, depending on the water source, than the pH of the vagina can dry out natural vaginal lubricants. Lack of lubrication in the vagina will actually make penile penetration painful.

Not to mention, substances such as chlorine in swimming pool water or the salt content of sea water can stick to the walls of the vagina and penis. The pH of the genital organs can increase the risk of you and your partner getting bacterial or fungal infections, both in the penis and vagina.

3. You can still get pregnant even if you make love in the water

Don't get me wrong. Making love in water without using a condom can still lead to pregnancy. Because of the many sperm cells that are fired into the vagina during ejaculation, it only takes one sperm cell to fertilize an egg.

4. But, that doesn't mean that ejaculation in water can cause other women to become pregnant, huh

The risk of getting pregnant after sex in water remains as great as if you make love in bed without a condom. Even so, women who are swimming will not be able to get pregnant just because they are in the same pool with a man who ejaculates in the water.

Remember that a new pregnancy can occur when sperm cells enter the vagina and travel to the uterus and fallopian tubes to meet the egg. Swimming with a man who ejaculates in the water will not make other women around him pregnant because the sperm he excretes cannot travel to find the vagina or penetrate the swimwear until it enters the cervix and fertilizes the egg.

Moreover, the vaginal opening usually does not open or widen when you swim or bathe. The vagina will only open when you are about to give birth and when you are receiving sexual stimulation. Thus, there is actually no way for sperm cells in pool water to reach a woman's egg without stimulation and deliberate penetration between men and women.

In addition, sperm cannot survive long in warm or cold water that contains chemicals such as in swimming pools. So, it is very unlikely that swimming with men in public pools or public baths can cause a woman to become pregnant.

5. Can get sexually transmitted diseases

The chlorine content in a swimming pool or the warm water in a bath helps kill germs and disease-causing viruses in the water, but it doesn't actually kill them all. So, your risk of contracting venereal disease from a positive partner remains as high as sex in bed if you don't use a condom.

What's more, sex in water tends to make people forget about using sex lubricants. Sex during vaginal dryness not only makes sex painful experiences, but also risks causing blisters. Well, these abrasions can be the gateway for bacteria or germs to enter the body. Blisters can also occur on the skin of the penis as a result of forcing penetration in these not ideal conditions. Thus, the risk of sexually transmitted diseases remains the same for both men and women.

If you still want to change to a new atmosphere by trying sex in the water, you should still use condoms and practice safe sex to avoid the various risks above.