Clitoral Stimulation in labor
What are your thoughts on this subject?
So basically a way labor can be brought on is through nipple stimulation, which can release oxytocin, the love horomone responsible for labor to start and found in sex. It can also be used as an effective measure to distract from pain in the early/mid stages of labor and sometimes to near the very end. A lot of people propose clitoral stimulation could result in the same way. An orgasm is a powerful painkiller that releases endorphin and oxytocin, and a woman when aroused becomes very wet internally in her vagina making it easier for objects to slide both in and out, including a baby. Not to mention a vagina becomes much easier to stretch and is flushed with more blood after an orgasm making her less likely to tear, as well as make it easier for her to stretch open with less or no pain. Although regardless of actually being able to have an orgasm it's still a method that can be used to distract from pain in labor. I feel as though most woman are to controversially close minded to the idea, not to mention unless it was in a home birth setting with just one or two people, they would not feel comfortable in trying this.
Their's also a post on yahoo about a husband who was asked to leave while the doctor performed clitoral stimulation on his wife. I felt really bad for him but at the same time the story was kinda hot. Not positive if it's real but here it is.
"Hi. Me and my wife had a beautiful baby girl a few weeks ago. She is darling and I can't complain about her at all but I do have some problems with the process of her birth. Supposedly, in order to alleviate the pain and help along the process of giving birth, the doctor massaged my wife's clitoris while waiting for the baby to be delivered. Before he did so he asked my wife if it was okay and she said it would be fine. I had to just stand there holding my wife's hand while this doctor sexually aroused her. After a while I could tell she was really getting into it and she took her hand away from me and the doctor asked her if she wanted me to wait outside. I had to listen to the debate my presence until she eventually asked me to wait out in the hall for a few minutes. It was VERY apparent from the sounds I heard coming out of her that she was enjoying herself far beyond being distracted from the labor process. This went on for about 15 minutes after I left. When I was allowed back in the doctor and her were all flirty and it definitely smelled like the scent of a woman.
I talked to my wife about this two times since and each time she has pretty much ignored me by saying it was just a natural part of the labor process and it was strictly professional. I disagree. I know she liked it more than she is letting on because she has asked me to stimulate her in a very identical manner three times since then! What do I do about this!?"