Masturbation has been shown to have lots of benefits, yet a significantly lower percentage of women regularly masturbate as compared to men. Let’s get rid of the taboo and talk about the benefits of masturbation.
- It makes you happier by releasing endorphins, brain chemicals that improve the mood.
- It can improve your sex life by making you more familiar with your own body. Knowing what makes you tick can help you gain control over what works and what doesn’t.
- It helps you sleep since orgasming helps relieve physical and emotional tension.
- It helps release sexual tension.
- It can help with pain during menstruation. The uterine cramping stimulated by orgasming helps release menstrual blood and reduces menstrual cramping.
- There are no negative effects from regular masturbation.
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-Written by Paavana Varanasi
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