Is there a name for the clear liquid after masturbating?

[insert_username]

[Context: I'm NB but AFAB]
This is kind of an embarrassing question to ask but I suppose thats what this is for lol.
So ive been masturbating lately on occasion and have been loving it but ive noticed that I do experience pleasure and stuff but after a bit of that when it sort of peaks this liquid stuff appears. Not that I can really see it (ive mainly done it at night when im not gonna be bothered by my parents), but I definitely feel it afterwards Its not colored at all its like clear and slightly sticky and its closer to my anus and like below the vagina itself. Unsure if its cum or something idk but I don't know how I can tell. I feel like there would be a "release" if there was (maybe there was?? im not very good at identifying my feelings generally which doesnt help much) and I'm not sure what it is.
And I can literally just like. Re pleasure myself again to where I can just have the liquid appear again so it doesnt feel like im unable to be pleasured afterwards it just feels like something is... missing, like im supposed to do something with the bodily information but I cant tell what.
Its probably natural and I dont particularly feel like its cause for concern, I was just curious so I could understand what is happening internally.
Thanks!

[KierC]

Hey there insert_username!

So, when you become aroused your vulva and vagina can get “wet” or lubricated with normal vaginal discharge, and it sounds like that’s what you’re experiencing. You can read more about vaginal discharge, what;s normal and what’s not here: Honorably Discharged: A Guide to Vaginal Secretions.

Does going through that article help answer your questions a bit?

[insert_username]

A bit yeah, it was helpful for figuring out that's probably what it is
I do wonder if it means im supposed to like... do something afterwards? Like i dont entirely know if getting wet means like. I should just keep going until something else happens or what? I feel like if im getting a signal one way or another from my body I should know what to do with it but i really am stuck on that specifically. Like im wet, and then what? You know?

[Latha]

Hello Insert_username!

Noticing the liquid doesn't mean you have to do anything in particular--I wouldn't say it is a signal in the same way that feeling hungry might lead you to eat. What you should do next really depends on what you want to do and what would feel good for you. As a lubricant, it just helps reduce friction in ways that can make sexual activities more comfortable/less likely to cause any pain and irritation. That quality is especially useful if you are trying insertive sex, but if you wanted you could ignore it entirely.

[insert_username]

Thanks for the advice! I honestly just thought it did mean something so I'm glad to hear is havent missed something somewhere lol.
At this point ive mainly been using it as sort of like a lube [?], to make fingering much more smoother which I find is super helpful for pleasure in my books.
Yeah so thanks!!!

[Tara]

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