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Masturbation
Masturbation is the most popular and most frequently engaged in sexual activity around the world. Despite the fact that so many of us masturbate, not just when we are younger but throughout our lives, there are still many myths about masturbation. Read more to learn about masturbation techniques and why masturbation is a perfectly healthy and important part of anyone’s sexual expression.
Myths About Masturbation
Does it grow hair on your palms? Can people tell if you masturbate too much? Will masturbating make you a better lover? Many of us are raised believing certain myths about masturbation. If you’re still trying to separate fact and fiction consider these common myths and the facts that debunk them.
Masturbation Through the Ages
From being ignored by medicine and science, to being reviled as the cause of physical and social evils, to finally being lauded as a primary tool of women’s emancipation, masturbation has always been used by its critics and supports to make a point. Masturbation has been used by the rest of us for much simpler purposes!
Masturbation in Relationships
How many people continue to masturbate after getting into a relationship? The answer is most of us. So why do we never talk about it, and why do we continue to hide it?
Masturbation in the Movies
Depictions of masturbation in mainstream movies range wildly from the mundane to the hilarious. But does Hollywood ever get it just right? Check out this collaboratively generated list of masturbation scenes in Hollywood movies from the 70s to the present day.
What Is Over Masturbation?
Is there such a thing as over masturbation? How can you tell if you are masturbating too much? Examples of what might be considered over masturbation and suggestions on what to do if you feel you’re masturbating too much.
Effects of Masturbation
With so many negative masturbation myths still out there, it’s easy to think that masturbation is, at best, a guilty pleasure, and at worse something that’s harmful. In fact the physical and psychological effects of masturbation are numerous and in most cases very positive.
Chronic Masturbation
Chronic masturbation refers to masturbation that feels out of control, unstoppable, and is causing significant distress to the person engaged in it.
Books About Masturbation
Recommended books on masturbation technique, taboo, and the social and cultural history of the worlds most commonly practiced sexual behavior.
Five Questions about the Masturbate-a-Thon
An interview with Carol Queen and Robert Morgan Lawrence about the one of a kind Masturbate-a-Thon, a fundraiser for Masturbation Month.
Female Masturbation
Everything you want to know about female masturbation, including how tos, advanced tips, sex positions, books on female masturbation, and health benefits of female masturbation.
