Skip navigation! Story from Sex. You're deep into the heavy-petting stage of foreplay when your partner slides their hand down your body and into your pants. As they push your underwear aside, they say, "Oh my god, you're so wet. Your Bartholin's glands are working extra hard today. But that's technically wrong. And so is the assumption that goes along with their excitement over your wetness: that when someone is extremely wet or not , they must be ridiculously turned on or not.

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What is vaginal wetness?
The vagina is a mucous membrane, which means that the skin and tissue of a healthy vagina are always moist. Many factors can affect how much fluid the vagina produces. Typically, the inside of the vagina feels slightly wet.
Cervical fluid = part of discharge
Clue is on a mission to help you understand your body, periods, ovulation, and so much more. Start tracking today. Discharge is an umbrella term for fluid that comes out of the vagina. Cervical fluid is an aspect of discharge—it changes throughout the cycle to prevent or facilitate sperm from moving past the cervix. Arousal fluid is created within the vagina as part of the human sexual response cycle.
While some people naturally produce more vaginal lubrication than others, this wetness is normal in most scenarios. The exact amount of fluid you produce each day will vary. This wetness helps keep your vagina clean and also provides lubrication to protect against tearing and injury. Most vaginal fluid is made primarily of water, along with some salts like phosphate and sodium chloride, organic compounds such as lipids and amino acids, antibodies that help the body reduce risk of infections, and old cells from the lining of the vagina, uterus, and cervix. It provides lubrication that makes sex more comfortable, can minimize or prevent vaginal pain, and even supports fertility. Many different factors can contribute to vaginal wetness. Factors include your age, hormone levels, medications, stress, level of arousal, infections, and perspiration. Hormones play a big role in vaginal wetness. Higher estrogen levels lead to increased vaginal wetness. However, as your body produces less estrogen during menopause and afterwards, it may not produce as much vaginal fluid.