Understanding Masturbation....

A 16 year old boy was very distraught in conversation with a couple of friends about masturbation. His concern was that he had learned from his that because he was masturbating he would not be able to respond sexually to his partner in life. There are several myths surrounding masturbation, a perfectly normal life function. The most important thing to know is that unless a person uses a rough or violent technique, masturbation does not cause any physical harm.

What is masturbation, anyway? It is ways that persons find to give themselves sexual pleasure. It is now referred to as "solo sex". 


For men who choose to celibacy as a way of life, it is not mandatory for them to masturbate because the sperm needs some form of escape. Scientifically, the sperm does not require an escape route. The male ejaculation is mainly fluid from the prostate and other internal glands, and the volume of sperm in each ejaculation is just a tiny drop. Sperm that is unejaculated is readily absorbed by a man's body without any danger. 

Some of the common myths are that masturbation: 

- Causes pimples 
- Affects your capacity to become a mother or a father
- Causes insanity
- Causes a male to become sterile and lack fertile sperm later in life
- Permanently enlarges penis size
- Permanently shortens penis size
- Changes the color and size of any part of the female genitals
- Causes disease

The frequency with which people masturbate vary depending on other type of sexual activity they may be having or as circumstances in their lives change. Young boys sometimes masturbate once a day and this is normal. It is well established that no two people use exactly the same technique, which may explain why couples can state their preferences to the types of sexual stimulation that feels best, and will take time to teach their partners about their likes and dislikes. 

Some scientific evidence indicate that women who engage in frequent masturbation are more likely to experience orgasm later in sexual intercourse with a frequent partner. In fact, treatment programmes, for women who difficulty in reaching orgasm or those who have never had one (anorgasmic) centre around the concept of first learning to masturbate to orgasm....