Masturbation is one way to satisfy your sex drive. Modern scientists believe that masturbation is not dangerous, because it helps to explore your own body, relieve tension and get new sensations. The only exception to the general rule is obsessive and overly frequent masturbation, which can lead to a nervous breakdown and exhaustion of the body.
According to the German sexologists W. Friedrich and K. Starke, 70-90% of men and 30-60% of women all over the world masturbate. At the same time, young men begin to masturbate at an average of 14 years, and girls - at 16; with age, men masturbate less often, and women more often, because as a result of divorce, men create a new family faster, and the woman's sexuality awakened by her husband does not find a way out for a long time.
The benefits of masturbation
Modern science views masturbation as a perfectly healthy, normal physiological process. Scientists believe that masturbation is safe, harmless, improves overall well-being and mood, and does not cause side effects.
During masturbation, metabolic processes in the pelvic area are enhanced, due to which the body retains reserves of zinc, which is necessary for the normal functioning of the brain. During masturbation, the body releases large amounts of the hormones of happiness - endorphins, which help to more easily endure physical pain and fight stress.
Australian scientists have shown that regular ejaculation helps reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The Melbourne Cancer Research Center surveyed more than 2,000 men about their sexual habits. It turned out that men with regular masturbation were three times less likely to develop prostate cancer than those who had an irregular sex life and did not masturbate.
For women, masturbation is a good way to get to know their body and one of the surest ways to awaken it. Masturbation helps women understand what pleasures they can get from their bodies, as well as try some kind of sexual contact, which they have not tried until now, in order to understand whether they will like it or not.
Women who regularly masturbate experience brighter and stronger sensations during sex. With prolonged sexual abstinence, masturbation relieves stress, removes fear and even relieves pain during menstruation.
Why is masturbation dangerous?
On the territory of the former USSR, as you know, "there was no sex", so masturbation has long been considered a dangerous antisocial phenomenon. The valiant USSR Ministry of Health published popular brochures on the dangers of masturbation, rooting in the minds of citizens a negative attitude towards this physiological process. Modern Russian and foreign scientists consider masturbation as a deviation only when the desire to masturbate arises too often and interferes with a person in everyday life, as well as if a person masturbates in public places.
Experts note that too frequent and intense male masturbation can irritate the skin of the penis, and the habit of masturbating while lying on his stomach can lead to serious damage to the man's urethra. In very rare cases, masturbation can rupture the tissues of the penis. This most often happens when the penis drops sharply downward or bumps into a hard object. In such a situation, it is necessary to urgently consult a doctor.
If a man pleases himself too often, then later he may suffer from delayed or lack of ejaculation during sex. Any man with sexual dysfunction should consider whether he is masturbating too often.
Women who use saliva instead of lubricant during masturbation run the risk of contracting yeast infections, as saliva can disrupt the balance of bacteria in the vagina. To avoid unpleasant consequences, it is better to use a special lubricant for these purposes.
