What they do in mom's basement all dayIchingcarpenter (29,400 posts)
The little known benefits of masturbation
Since we have Porn and Prostitution threads.....
Masturbation may:
1. Promote the release of endorphins, the neurotransmitters associated with happy feelings that can improve overall mood and fight off depression.
2. Produce a chemical called oxytocin, which works as a natural pain reliever.
3. Help reduce headaches and muscle aches.
4. Relieve stress and tension and aid relaxation after a stressful day.
5. Provide a sexual outlet for people who are on their own, by choice or circumstance.
6. Help to induce sleep, or conversely, help to start the day with more energy.
7. Improve the immune system and contribute to overall health.
8. Strengthen muscle tone in the genital and pelvic floor area, which can lead to better sex.
9. Keep you free from sexual transmitted infections as it's the safest kind of sex.
10. Help people who suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder causing leg pain, cramps, tingling and itching, (published in the medical journal Sleep Medicine). Several doctors in the US have had confirmation from their patients that it helps.
11. Translate into better sex as stimulating each other at the same time is intimate and rewarding. People often masturbate into old age.
Possible health benefits for women:
1. Combats pre-menstrual tension and other physical conditions associated with the menstrual cycle, such as cramps.
2. Relieves painful menstruation by increasing blood flow to the pelvic region; which will also reduce pelvic cramping and related backaches.
3. Builds resistance to yeast infections.
4. Allows women to explore and understand their bodies better, so they will know what they like when they have sex with a partner.
Possible health benefits for men:
1. May help combat premature ejaculation by training to last longer; it's easier to practise control when on your own.
2. Regular flushing of the system keeps semen healthy.
3. Frequent masturbation helps in preventing the development of prostate cancer. Cancer-causing chemicals can build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/the-little-known-benefits-of-masturbation-20131125-2y571.html#ixzz2nFmpVQZi
The ItchingCarpenter name really ties this whole campfire together.
Ghost Dog (13,292 posts)
2. Yes. I agree with all these points.
Guess it beats working too!
handmade34 (10,801 posts)
6. "With regard to masturbation...
I think that is something that is a part of human sexuality and a part of something that perhaps should be taught,"
...a sad day when Joycelyn Elders was fired for speaking the truth
A blast from the past reference. They were probably in tears when their favorite advocate was canned.
7962 (1,061 posts)
9. Now I have several more reasons to not get anything done!
Blast!
Like you needed another reason.
jamesatemple (262 posts)
23. WHAT?? Now you tell me!!
Good grief! You're about 70 years too late. You could have prevented all those years of denial, humiliation, anxiety, self-condemnation, redemption prayer, fear of toilet intrusion, and attention to the bra and girdle section of the Sears catalog. Oh well, at least I've managed to take care of my prostate gland. To think that mama would lie to me! Well, maybe not; maybe there is something to that "go crazy" part of the admonition.
She probably got tired of having to deal with all the protein stains in your superman underwear. "Sheesh, he's 45 years old, he has to grow out of this eventually!"
