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\nResearch summarized in a 2007 article in Sexual and Relationship Therapy found that masturbation may help men by:<\/p>\n
\nResearch summarized in a 2007 article in Sexual and Relationship Therapy found that masturbation may help men by:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Improving his immune system\u2019s functioning.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Building his resistance to prostate gland infection.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Making for a healthier prostate.<\/p>\n
Australian researchers have reported that frequent masturbation may lower a man\u2019s risk of developing prostate cancer. A survey of men found the more frequently a man masturbates between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to get prostate cancer. In fact, those who masturbated more than five times a week were one-third less likely to develop prostate cancer.<\/p>\n
Health Benefits for Females<\/p>\n
When it comes to a woman\u2019s health, self-pleasuring serves her well by:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Building her resistance to yeast infections.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Combating pre-menstrual tension and other physical conditions associated with their menstrual cycles, like cramps.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Relieving painful menstruation by increasing blood flow to the pelvic region. This will also reduce pelvic cramping and related backaches.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Relieving chronic back pain and increasing her threshold for pain.<\/p>\n
Health Benefits for Both Sexes<\/p>\n
Masturbation rewards both men and women because it\u2019s:<\/p>\n
\u2014 The safest kind of sex, keeping you free of sexually transmitted infections.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A great form of stress relief.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A mood booster in releasing endorphins.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A natural sleep sedative.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A mechanism for building stronger pelvic floor muscles, which can lead to better sex.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A natural energetic pick-me-up.<\/p>\n
As Sigmund Freud once remarked at the Vienna Psycho-Analytical Society, \u201cthe subject of masturbation is quite inexhaustible.\u201d While he wasn\u2019t getting at the benefits (Freud saw self-pleasuring as harmful to the genitals and one\u2019s psychosexual and moral development), the same can be said in how it can improve one\u2019s sexual relationship.<\/p>\n
For couples who masturbate on occasion or regularly, sex with yourself can:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Be empowering, especially by helping you to feel better about your body, genitals and sexual response.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Deliver some of your most intense orgasms ever, which you\u2019ll now know how to recreate with that special someone!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Increase your sexual awareness, giving you the opportunity to discover what turns you on \u2013 the sensations and movements that work best to give you the greatest of sexual gratification.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Have the potential to enhance your sex life in general, boosting your sexual confidence and turning you into a better lover.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Get you or your partner off the hook if neither is available or not in the mood.<\/p>\n
In the Know Sex News \u2026<\/p>\n
Docs Missing Early Signs of HIV. According to Britain’s National AIDS Trust, up to half of early-stage HIV cases are being missed by British physicians. With many symptoms flu-like in nature, such as sore throat and fever, patients are often told that they have a minor viral infection and that they should return if their condition does not improve.<\/p>\n
Sexual Risk of Young Internet-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men Assessed. A University of Minnesota study, assessing the characteristics and risks associated with sex pursuits of men who have sex with men found that those who met sexual partners both online and offline reported unprotected intercourse more often than those who met their partners either online or offline, but not both. Those who met partners exclusively offline reported the fewest sexual partners. Being drunk or high were significant risks for unprotected sex regardless of how one met their partner.<\/p>\n
Sex Taboos Thwarting HIV\/AIDS Efforts in Pakistan. According to a study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, the fight against HIV\/AIDS is being hampered in Pakistan. The culprit: many believe that the infection is a non-issue for Muslim countries since Islamic law bans sex outside of marriage. UNAIDS, however, holds that at least 85,000 people in Pakistan are infected with HIV.<\/p>\n
Dr. Yvonne Krist\u00edn Fulbright is a sex educator, relationship expert, columnist and founder of Sexuality Source Inc. She is the author of several books including, “Touch Me There! A Hands-On Guide to Your Orgasmic Hot Spots.”<\/p>\n
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