Masturbation is the sexual pleasure attained by stimulating the genitals, especially by hand. The act may involve the use of mechanical device such as a vibrator. Masturbation can give good feeling and can make one sexually excited enough to have an orgasm. Various surveys show that a large number of males and females use this technique of arousal.

Since long times, it has been considered shameful and offensive to human culture. Though people have been masturbating through all ages, the issue has never been discussed openly. This has built a kind of taboo around this topic.

Here in this article, we will discuss the fact. Almost all the men masturbate once in his life. Since they cannot do that in the open, they do so in the privacy and have developed their own techniques to masturbate and attain pleasure.

From the past hundreds and hundreds of years, we have been hearing different myths associated with masturbation. These are frightening men, women and even kids from years. There are lots of articles about dreadful things that happen to people who masturbate. But the fact is there is no need to feel guilty or scared about it. This article emphasizes to dispel some of the myths on masturbation.

Masturbation Myths

One of myth about this act is that only homosexuals masturbate. This is so absurd because it would make everyone homosexuals. In fact it usually starts at the age of 10 to 12 years. Another common myth we hear about masturbation is that it is generally practiced by old lonely people. It is often done by people that don’t have partner to share their feelings or make love. This is untrue. People of all age group – from teens to young people to old age, anyone can get involved in this act.

Another myth that is often heard is that only men masturbate. Again this is not correct. Women also enjoy this act and get aroused. Women who are single or even married are also found to involve in this act.

There is also a myth that says that masturbation causes physical changes on the body. People who masturbate may have hair loss, fatigue, bad eye sight or nervous illnesses. It is also heard by some people that masturbation can cause penis to stop growing and shrink the testicles. These are untrue as millions of people all over the world can confirm that this is totally a misconception.

One more myth that has spread all over is that if men masturbate too much they will run out of semen. This is again not correct. Another ridiculous myth is that it can cause sexually transmitted disease. How can you give yourself a STD?

So you can better conclude yourself that don’t listen to all these myths. Masturbation is still performed by men and women of all ages. People who have been married for years still involve in this act. It can’t do any harm and there is no need to feel guilty about it.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.

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