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‘Death Grip Syndrome’ in Women Is Real, Even If Nobody Calls It That

It’s not an official medical term, but experts say the body can get too used to one very specific kind of stimulation.

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Most people have heard of death grip syndrome in the context of men, specifically, the desensitization that comes from years of masturbating with too much pressure. What fewer people know is that women can develop a version of it, too, and not many people are talking about it. 

The term itself doesn’t have a formal medical equivalent for women, but the underlying dynamic is the same. A Reddit post from a 20-year-old named Dylan recently put a face on it. He’d noticed his girlfriend could no longer finish during partnered sex or solo touch, but could still climax by squeezing her thighs together. He wanted to know........

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