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The Benefits of Female Masturbation!

Reading — like masturbation — is something you do alone and very little in life brings more pleasure.
Chloe Thurlow, Katie in Love

There’s no reason for female masturbation to be a taboo topic. Masturbation can bring a lot of good into your life. And these benefits aren’t even just limited to your sexual health!


Although there’s not a wealth of science on the subject (can researchers pursue that a little more fervently, please?), many experts believe masturbation can improve your well-being in various ways.


Read on for why you should go ahead and get off! Whether you’re a self-love newbie or pro, think of this as a primer or reminder of why you should touch yourself, fire up a toy, or otherwise go at it in the way that delights you most.


The focus necessary to orgasm can help push stress from your mind.


Picture the most mind-blowing orgasm, or even the most incredible nonorgasmic sexual experience, you’ve ever had. Chances are it probably didn’t happen while you were fretting about a big work presentation or mentally running through your endless to-do list!


In a recent interview for SELF magazine, Kelley Kitely, a Mental Health Expert, specialising in this area reported; Getting to orgasm often requires putting any stressful thoughts out of your mind, and then the wave of pleasure compounds that effect. Orgasm “shifts the focus” away from anything that is stressing you out, says. While I can’t present you with a landmark piece of science backing this up, just think about how stress often recedes when you throw yourself into something you really enjoy. It’s basically the same situation here.


An orgasm-induced endorphin release can also help with stress relief and put you in a great mood.


Here’s part two of masturbation’s stress-relieving powers: Dr Wendie Trubow, another specialist in this area, also writing in SELF magazine says; Having an orgasm releases endorphins that can help quell stress, at least temporarily.


Endorphins are neurotransmitters that can bring about positive feelings. To be fair, there aren’t scientifically solid major studies that show a clear link between masturbation, endorphin release, and positive feelings. However, it is a generally accepted medical fact that physical activity helps to increase your endorphins, according to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. After all, what is masturbation if not an incredibly pleasurable form of physical activity?


Exploring what gets you off the best can help you feel more self-assured in your sexuality.


There’s some outdated yet still pervasive cultural stigmatization when it comes to female masturbation and female orgasm. This can translate into many people with vaginas often feeling ashamed of their own bodies and sexuality, Kitely says. A huge benefit of female masturbation comes down to doing away with that shame. One of the most enduring, immutable facts about human nature is that we’re sexual beings. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, it’s wonderful.


“I really believe firmly in masturbation building confidence and self-esteem for women and knowing their own bodies and what they like,” Kitely says. Masturbation is one of the best ways to learn about your sexuality, help you understand what your preferences are, and learn how best to reach orgasm, if that’s something your body can do. And when you’re consistently (perhaps quite literally) tapping into this really special part of yourself, you’re probably feeling pretty damned good.


It may help increase your libido.


This is another benefit of female masturbation that really comes down to human nature: When you experience a little bit of something that’s amazingly pleasurable, whether it’s a delectable piece of carrot cake or a delightful orgasm, you’re probably going to want more of that good stuff. So, the more one stimulates oneself, the more one wants to be stimulated, Dr Trubow explains. Makes perfect sense really!


This would be fabulous no matter what, but there’s one reason why it’s particularly great: Many people with vaginas deal with low libido at some point. There’s a vast range of potential causes, including depression, pain during sex, drinking too much alcohol, chronic illness, and fatigue, according to the Mayo Clinic. No matter the source, it can be awful to feel like you’re losing touch with the sexual part of yourself. That’s where masturbation comes in for some people.


You can give your heart a bit of a workout if you really get active.


Earlier in the post I mentioned the sexual response cycle, and specifically how it involves an increase in your heart and breathing rate. It stands to reason that if you have a really long, intense bout of masturbation, you may get your heart rate up significantly enough to give it a workout.


Unfortunately, science hasn’t yet delivered a final verdict on how much of a heart workout masturbation, sex, and orgasms really offer. But according to the experts, over time masturbation may be able to at least slightly contribute to improved cardiovascular health and endurance. “The power of this depends on how vigorously a woman is masturbating,” Dr Trubow says. “If she can sustain her heart rate and work up a sweat, then it’s great for cardiovascular health!”


You can also give your lady muscle, the pelvic floor a workout while you masturbate.


It’s pretty hard to talk about the benefits of female masturbation without discussing the pelvic floor. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you’ll have seen a few articles on the pelvic floor, here as an example. Essentially, having a strong pelvic floor is important because it can help you avoid or lessen issues like leaking pee when you sneeze, laugh, or cough.


The thing about the pelvic floor is that it’s really just like other muscles in your body, it can respond to strengthening exercises. In this case, these strengthening exercises are known as Kegels. The first step in doing Kegels is identifying your pelvic floor muscles, which you can do by stopping your stream of pee (or pretending you’re doing that even if you’re not peeing). Feel that kind of internal clench? Those are your pelvic floor muscles at work.


Sexual activity, including masturbation—is associated with better cognition as you age.


You might feel as though your brain and vagina are two completely separate entities, but they may be more connected than you think. Some research shows that sexual activity, masturbation included, is linked with better cognition in aging adults.


For instance, a 2017 study in The Journals of Gerontology studied 73 people between the ages of 50 and 83 who participated in a range of sexual activities (including masturbation) at varying frequencies. The study authors found that more-frequent sexual activity was associated with higher scores on cognitive tests that evaluated things like memory and verbal fluency.


So, you see, masturbation is actually really good for you for many reasons!


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