Female Masturbation
The good thing about masturbation is that you don't have to dress up for it - Truman Capote
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One reason why humans are special and unique: We masturbate. A lot
So why don’t monkeys and apes masturbate even nearly as much as humans? It’s a rarity even among low status male nonhuman primates that frustratingly lack sexual access to females–in fact, the few observed incidents seem to be with dominant males.
And why haven’t more researchers noticed such an obvious difference with potentially enormous significance for understanding the evolution of human sexuality? After all, it’s been nearly 60 years since Alfred Kinsey first reported that 92 percent of Americans were involved in masturbation leading to orgasm.
The answer for this cross-species difference, I’m convinced, lies in our uniquely evolved mental representational abilities—we…
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All the puzzling things that happen to your body when you masturbate, explained by science
Cast your mind back to the last time you cracked one out, knocked one off, rubbed one out, masturbated — whatever you call it. You may well have noticed a few rather curious physiological responses that occurred in addition to your own personal pleasure party.
I Touch Myself
I touch myself. I’m an avid supporter of masturbation and self-love. I believe in order to have a healthy sexual relationship with others, one needs to know themselves intimately.
The Secret To Glowing Skin? Self-Pleasure
The shift in the last decade towards a more inclusive beauty industry that promotes self-love has paved the way for female masturbation to shed its taboo status.
Is this the last female sexual taboo?
It goes beyond the double standard: Largely ignored by sex education and almost entirely unrepresented in pop culture, female masturbation – solo, not witnessed by a man – may very well be the last remaining sexual taboo.
The Guide to Masturbation
As depicted in Salvador Dali’s “The Great Masturbator”, masturbation is a fascinating and complex topic that affects each of us differently. Despite almost universal agreement by medical doctors that masturbation is a normal, safe, and common practice, masturbation continues to be associated with embarrassment, shame, and guilt, primarily due to societal perceptions of the act.
The Low Down On Female Masturbation
So the skinny of the situation is that women like to masturbate. How much? A lot more than men would have thought. There is so much focus on male masturbation that female masturbation is often thought of something that isn’t done or fetishized into something that women would only do for men. Wrong and wrong.
Why Is Children’s Masturbation Such a Secret?
Why Is Children’s Masturbation Such a Secret? Parents and children have questions, but there is surprisingly little guidance available in the pediatric literature.
One reason why humans are special and unique: We masturbate. A lot
The answer for this cross-species difference, I’m convinced, lies in our uniquely evolved mental representational abilities—we alone have the power to conjure up at will erotic, orgasm-inducing scenes in our theater-like heads … internal, salacious fantasies completely disconnected from our immediate external realities.
HappyPlayTime
HappyPlayTime is a series of sex education games and tools whose aim is to eliminate the stigma around female masturbation.
National Masturbation Month
After a speech at the United Nations World AIDS Day, an audience member asked U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders about masturbation’s potential for discouraging early sexual activity. She answered, “I think it is something that is part of human sexuality and a part of something that perhaps should be taught.” Days later she was fired for her comment. Launched in 1995 in honour of Elders’ work, National Masturbation Month provides a unique opportunity to get people talking about a self love and encourage conversations about sexual wellness.
Center for Young Women's Health
People begin masturbating at different times in their lives. Some start in childhood when they realize that touching their genitals feels good, but children do not associate sexual fantasies with masturbation, as some teens may. Others start later and throughout life.
NHS
There are many bizarre claims about masturbation, for example that it causes blindness, insanity, acne and even hair growth. We sort fact from myth and answer your questions on what is arguably one of the most commonly practiced sexual activities on the planet.
PsychCentral
Of all the types of sexual acting out, compulsive masturbation, with or without pornography, is the most secretive and isolating—and also the most common (in both men and women). Because many individuals view sexual self-stimulation as shameful, dirty, or sinful, those who engage in the practice compulsively are unlikely to discuss it with others, even a therapist.
Somazone
Some cultures don’t approve of masturbation and some religious beliefs consider it a sin, but masturbation can be a perfectly normal sexual activity. It’s okay not to masturbate if you don't feel comfortable about doing it.
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