Cloud nine urine
March 9, 2010 8:18 AM Subscribe
Can mere arousal make my urine cloudy?
From time to time in my life, I have been close to girls that I really liked a lot, and though I'm not "turned on" in terms of an erection, there is definitely some sort of deeper sexual arousal happening. I am a virgin and plan to remain so until married.
I have noticed that at these times, e.g. after spending a long night alone with the object of my affection, my urine is thicker and cloudy or milky. Nothing is painful or wrong, in fact I have come to the point where I just take it as a sign that I am in love.
What is the medical explanation for this phenomenon?
From time to time in my life, I have been close to girls that I really liked a lot, and though I'm not "turned on" in terms of an erection, there is definitely some sort of deeper sexual arousal happening. I am a virgin and plan to remain so until married.
I have noticed that at these times, e.g. after spending a long night alone with the object of my affection, my urine is thicker and cloudy or milky. Nothing is painful or wrong, in fact I have come to the point where I just take it as a sign that I am in love.
What is the medical explanation for this phenomenon?
Assuming you're a straight male and not a gay female, it's pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) mixing with your urine after you have a particularly "intense" erection.
posted by InsanePenguin at 8:30 AM on March 9, 2010
posted by InsanePenguin at 8:30 AM on March 9, 2010
Simple explanation: Retrograde Ejaculation.
Unsolicited tidbit: Don't confuse sexual arousal with being in love.
posted by labwench at 8:37 AM on March 9, 2010 [4 favorites]
Unsolicited tidbit: Don't confuse sexual arousal with being in love.
posted by labwench at 8:37 AM on March 9, 2010 [4 favorites]
Okay, I feel dumb. I've never heard of Retrograde Ejaculation.
2nding labwench's unsolicited tidbit.
posted by InsanePenguin at 8:39 AM on March 9, 2010
2nding labwench's unsolicited tidbit.
posted by InsanePenguin at 8:39 AM on March 9, 2010
Retrograde ejaculation would still require an orgasm, and the flow of fluids out the urethra being impeded, which you'd have likely noticed. It's pre-ejaculate.
posted by phrontist at 8:45 AM on March 9, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by phrontist at 8:45 AM on March 9, 2010 [2 favorites]
An alternate possibility is that spending a long night alone with the object of your affection is correlated either with you just not drinking enough water, or you drinking a lot of tea / hot tea / coffee, which can irritate your urinary tract.
If you're not having an erection, I would question how aroused you are. If you consistently experience what you think is deep arousal without an erection, that might be worth consulting a physician about.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 8:56 AM on March 9, 2010
If you're not having an erection, I would question how aroused you are. If you consistently experience what you think is deep arousal without an erection, that might be worth consulting a physician about.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 8:56 AM on March 9, 2010
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