Masturbation is a normal and healthy sexual activity with few side effects. Many bizarre claims surround masturbation, such as going blind, and most of these claims are untrue. Masturbation is when an individual stimulates their genitals for sexual pleasure, which may or may not lead to orgasm. Masturbation is common among men and women of all ages and plays a role in healthy sexual development. Research has found that among adolescents aged 14—17 years in the United States, around 74 percent of males and 48 percent of females masturbate. Among older adults, roughly 63 percent of men and 32 percent of women between 57 and 64 years of age masturbate.
Are there side effects to masturbation?
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Masturbation causes your body to release a number of hormones. These hormones include:. Masturbating can cause you to release healthy amounts of the above hormones, which is why it can positively affect your mood and physical health. Indeed, many people find that masturbating helps them concentrate better. As such, they might masturbate before working, studying, or taking a test. However, this sense of clarity and focus might be a result of feeling relaxed and happy after an orgasm. As one study points out, oxytocin plays an important role in regulating stress and reducing anxiety.
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Now, I fully agree that sometimes masturbating should be as simple as just touching yourself. Sometimes the best way to improve your masturbating session is to introduce new playthings into it. If you're a regular suction-clit vibrator fanatic, may I interest you in, say, a bullet vibrator? A rabbit vibrator? An anal plug?
Self-love with your own hand, something from your toy stash or a particularly fetching household object is all kinds of good. It's healthy , teaches you what kind of touch does it for you, and it's sex that's drama-free and conveniently located. But once we find the most reliable route to orgasms, it's easy to get in a rut of doing the same thing—rub, rinse, repeat.
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