Archive for June, 2008
The Masturbation
Since Victorian times, 19th century and the beginning of the twentieth century, masturbation is viewed as something evil, immoral, dirty and harmful to health. Even, dealt this act with diseases such as tuberculosis, madness, the paralysis, loss of hair and blindness. Because of these beliefs, in ancient times, it condemned all acts related to the masturbation and even were designed apparatus and methods that they avoided that young men and women practicing masturbation. For example, women were forced to use gloves made of a material extremely rough and men, straps of chastity that prevented penile erection . In these times, a person who was surprised masturbate received physical punishment to persuade not to practice masturbation.
Fortunately, through the last century, medical science, psychiatry and psychology have been responsible for belie these assertions. Today we know that masturbation is an act normal and healthy in any human being, which does not cause any kind of physical harm or psychological. It is more, masturbation, alone, of course, is 100 percent safe sex, as it is not transmitted sexually transmitted diseases and there is no risk of pregnancy. Another important point is that through the masturbation learn to get to know our body and to explore our sexuality, which will help us to work better sexually with our partner.
However, even with this change of attitude in our society, remain several myths about masturbation, which concern to parents and even to the same practitioners of the masturbation. Know some of the myths about masturbation. The masturbation cause physical damage: False, masturbation is an act normal and healthy and does not cause: acne, blindness, loss of the hair, tuberculosis, paralysis, hairs in the hands, decrease in sexual potency, infertility reduction or increase the size of the penis. Conclusion, does not cause physical changes in the person.
Masturbation cause psychological damage: False, masturbation is an act normal and healthy and does not cause: madness, a antisocial personality, homosexuality or other changes to the personality or mental health. Only the people without sexual masturbate: False, it is not uncommon that couples masturbate, including many couples of husbands do. Masturbation is just another form of sexual expression and the practice does not mean that this dissatisfied with the sexual performance of your partner. In addition, masturbation aid to the couple learn to recognize the incentives needed to achieve orgasm, in this way improving the quality of the sexual relationship. What if one does not know what you like, how can expect to know your partner?
The masturbation is practiced only by young people and immature: False, although it is true that masturbation reaches its maximum expression in adolescence, this continues to be practiced during adulthood. Only men masturbate: False, studies in different countries show that 90 percent of men and 54 per cent of women have practiced in some time in their lives.
The masturbation, especially in excess is harmful: False, there is no negative consequences, provided that:
* Masturbation does not interfere or replace the sexual activity of mature, i.e. that the person prefers masturbation to sex, or while masturbate after intercourse because feels have not achieved the desired pleasure
* Not to establish a vicious circle, obsession or compulsion, namely, that the person feel that the masturbation avoids fulfill their responsibilities, which obliges it to leave their daily routine in order to masturbate, that interferes with their social activities or cause feelings of remorse, guilt or concern.