Seven masturbation myths busted

Seven masturbation myths busted

#1. Masturbation is more common than you might want to believe.

Masturbation means self-stimulation to derive sexual excitement.
The term masturbation indicates that a person is manually stimulating his or her private parts in order to get sexual pleasure and orgasm.
Studies say that 95 percent males and 85 percent females masturbate. This is increasingly common in teens as well. However let us assure you that this is a normal phenomenon.

Image: Have sex on your mind... Masturbation isn't uncommon



#2. Myth: Masturbation is not actual sex. Only frustrated people masturbate.

Reality: Sexual pleasure during masturbation is similar to that experienced during 'actual sex', ie sex with a partner. Sexual health experts say that people who masturbate are more likely to enjoy a good sex life with a partner.


Image: It's a myth that only frustrated peopel masturbate .


#3. Myth: Masturbation can make you blind, bald, cause hair growth on your palm, or give you acne and many other diseases.

Reality: Absolutely baseless. Masturbation has nothing to do with any of these diseases.


Image: You DON'T go bald if you masturbate


#4. Myth: The stock of semen in the body is limited. If you waste it by masturbating, you will soon run out of it.

Reality: This is not true. Semen is not stocked but produced in the body throughout a man's life. It will continue be produced as long as the reproductive organs are healthy.


Image: Don't spend sleepless nights wondering if you'll waste semen by masturbating. You won't!


#5. Myth: Those who masturbate will never have children.

Reality: This is ridiculous. If this had any element of truth in it, most couples would be childless and population explosion wouldn't have happened. Probably, I and you wouldn't be born either.


Image: Masturbation doesn't mean you won't have children


#6. Myth: Those who have a partner, or those who are married, do not masturbate.

Reality: You are mistaken. Many couples masturbate mutually. Some masturbate when their partner is away for some time.


Image: It is a myth that if you have a partner you don't masturbate

#7. Myth: Masturbation can stunt your growth.

Reality: No, it cannot. If you feel there is something wrong with your growth, consult a doctor as there may be a treatable underlying cause. Stopping masturbation will not help.


Image: Being short doesn't have anything to do with masturbation

#8. Myth: Masturbation leads to psychological problems.

Reality: Masturbation does not cause any physical or psychological problems. Anxiety and fear caused by myths about masturbation can cause psychological problems.
Some people tend to confuse masturbation with orgasm. An orgasm or climax is the final stage of sexual intercourse when a man or a woman reaches a very high level of excitement. Genital muscles undergo a series of quick contractions that cause an intensely pleasurable sensation. In men, orgasm generally culminates in ejaculation.


Image: Masturbation doesn't lead to psychological problems

#9. Benefits of masturbation:

    Can help relieve stress
    Causes the release of mood lifting chemicals
    Induces sleep and therefore helps people with insomnia
    Reduces the frequency of spontaneous *****ions in teenage males
    Reduces the occurrence of nocturnal emissions (wet dreams) in young men
    May provide relief from menstrual cramps
    Boosts immunity by stimulating the immune system


Image: Masturbation can help people with insomnia