Masturbation: Good for Your Health

Some consider it a taboo, while others are so ashamed to admit doing it. There are a lot of myths about masturbation. I remember my high school teacher told us that it may lead to sexual addiction. Contrastingly, another teacher told us that it’s good for one’s health and it is actually “exercising” the sexual organs.

Well, the experts have spoken, and according to the McKinley Health Center, it’s good for one’s health. What more can I say? They already enumerated the reasons…

• alleviates premenstrual tension for many women
• provides a healthy sexual outlet for people who choose to abstain from sex with partners or who do not currently have available sexual partners
• can be a route to safer sex, to help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV
• allows for sexual pleasuring for those who are not ready to engage in vaginal, anal, or oral sex
• increases blood flow to the genital region, which can help overall sexual functioning
• helps women learn how to achieve orgasm
• helps men to increase ejaculatory control and manage rapid or delayed ejaculation.

Are you ready now?