Does switching from missionary to doggy style have your vagina emitting a fart-like sound? I bet this causes weird chemistry in the room when it happens.

As much as making a sound that is associated with a particular kind of action (fart) is embarrassing, bodies are cool and uncanny, and sometimes they make noises at inappropriate times.

A queef is basically a vaginal fart. It happens when the walls of the vagina collapse and make contact, creating a natural suction that pulls air in.

This air gets trapped in the wrinkly folds of the vaginal canal, called rugae. When this trapped air is passed through the vagina, you get a queef.

The scientific name for queefing is “vaginal flatus.” However, there are other names for this act, such as “vaginal wind, vaginal noise, or noisy vagina.”

We don’t have control over queefing, and it can happen at any time, but most commonly when having sex, exercising, or when one has weak pelvic floor muscles. In rare cases, it’s a sign of a vaginal fistula.

This condition doesn’t pose any gynaecological health risks and is a normal phenomenon that should be enjoyed.

A study among 942 women was done in 2012 to learn more about vaginal queefs, and it was found that 20% experience queefs; it happened to 54 during sex. This is very common and very normal, so you have nothing to be ashamed of.

For those embarrassed about queefing, you can try keeping your partner’s penis inside of you when you’re switching positions. This gives air a smaller chance of getting into the vagina.

In general, less in-and-out thrusting and more grinding in circular motions should lessen the likelihood of a queef getting loose.

Bringing your legs closer together might help you reduce the queefing.

Ladies, somebody put that air in you, and all you did was release it. This isn’t something to be embarrassed about. This is completely normal because the only people who don’t experience it are people who don’t have vaginas.