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Canadian Medical Association Journal May 1985
Topics: Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Masturbation
PubMed: 3995437
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The Journal of Sexual Medicine Jan 2020The relationship between masturbation activities and their effect on partnered sex is understudied.
INTRODUCTION
The relationship between masturbation activities and their effect on partnered sex is understudied.
AIM
The aim of this study was to assess the alignment of activities between masturbation and partnered sex, and to determine whether different levels of alignment affect orgasmic parameters during partnered sex.
METHODS
2,215 women completed an online survey about activities during masturbation and reasons for orgasmic difficulty during masturbation, and these were compared with activities and reasons for orgasmic difficulty during partnered sex.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE
Degree of alignment between masturbation activities and partnered sex activities was used to predict sexual arousal difficulty, orgasmic probability, orgasmic pleasure, orgasmic latency, and orgasmic difficulty during partnered sex.
RESULTS
Women showed only moderate alignment regarding masturbation and partnered sex activities, as well as reasons for masturbation orgasmic difficulty and reasons for partnered sex orgasmic difficulty. However, those that showed greater alignment of activities showed better orgasmic response during partnered sex and were more likely to prefer partnered sex over masturbation.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Women tend to use less conventional techniques for arousal during masturbation compared with partnered sex. Increasing alignment between masturbation and partnered sexual activities may lead to better arousal and orgasmic response, and lower orgasmic difficulty.
STRENGTH & LIMITATIONS
The study was well-powered and drew from a multinational population, providing perspective on a long-standing unanswered question. Major limitations were the younger age and self-selection of the sample.
CONCLUSION
Women that align masturbation stimulation activities with partnered sex activities are more likely to experience orgasm and enhanced orgasmic pleasure, with sexual relationship satisfaction playing an important role in this process. Rowland DL, Hevesi K, Conway GR, et al. Relationship Between Masturbation and Partnered Sex in Women: Does the Former Facilitate, Inhibit, or Not Affect the Latter? J Sex Med 2020;17:37-47.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arousal; Female; Humans; Masturbation; Middle Aged; Orgasm; Pleasure; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Partners; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
PubMed: 31759932
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Journal of Pediatric Health Care :... 2018
Topics: Child Abuse, Sexual; Culture; Diagnosis, Differential; Directive Counseling; Female; Humans; Infant; Masturbation; Medical History Taking; Mothers
PubMed: 30075984
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.05.001 -
Lancet (London, England) Feb 1995
Topics: History, 19th Century; Humans; Masturbation
PubMed: 7853972
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Indian Journal of Dermatology,... 2009
Topics: Humans; Male; Masturbation; Urticaria
PubMed: 19736439
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.55405 -
Psychoanalytic Review Dec 2015This paper explores a subjective experience-and identification-that a cohort of Indian women identifies as "home." This experience of "home" provides an attachment to a... (Review)
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Inaccessible Masturbation, Impossible Mourning: Collective Melancholia, the Prohibition on Female Sexual Subjects in India, and Masturbation Fantasy as a Zone of the Strange.
This paper explores a subjective experience-and identification-that a cohort of Indian women identifies as "home." This experience of "home" provides an attachment to a collective melancholia that keeps in place a prohibited female sexual subjectivity. The paper provides a brief historical overview of the prohibition of female sexual subjectivity and erotic agency in India. Following this, it discusses women's masturbation fantasies that illustrate the toggle between women's permitted and prohibited identifications. A clinical case example is presented to illustrate the hopelessness and mourning inherent in the psychoanalytic journey into subjectivity, a journey involving a departure from a shared cultural history.
Topics: Depressive Disorder; Fantasy; Female; Grief; Humans; India; Masturbation; Sexual Behavior
PubMed: 26653059
DOI: 10.1521/prev.2015.102.6.803 -
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences Apr 1958
Topics: Child; Humans; Masturbation
PubMed: 13549036
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Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 2013Masturbation is a common sexual practice with significant variations in reported incidence between men and women. The goal of this study was to explore (a) the age at...
Masturbation is a common sexual practice with significant variations in reported incidence between men and women. The goal of this study was to explore (a) the age at initiation and frequency of masturbation, (b) the associations of masturbation with diverse variables, (c) the reported reasons for masturbating and associated emotions, and (d) the relation between frequency of masturbation and different sexual behavioral factors. Participants were 3,687 women who completed a web-based survey of previously pilot-tested items. The results reveal a high reported incidence of masturbation practices among this convenience sample of women. Among the women in this sample, 91% indicated that they had masturbated at some point in their lives, and 29.3% reported having masturbated within the past month. Masturbation behavior appears to be related to a greater sexual repertoire, more sexual fantasies, and greater reported ease in reaching sexual arousal and orgasm. Women reported many reasons for masturbation and a variety of direct and indirect techniques. A minority of women reported feeling shame and guilt associated with masturbation. Early masturbation experience might be beneficial to sexual arousal and orgasm in adulthood. Further, this study demonstrates that masturbation is a positive component in the structuring of female sexuality.
Topics: Adult; Attitude to Health; Coitus; Female; Humans; Incidence; Internet; Masturbation; Middle Aged; Orgasm; Portugal; Self Concept; Surveys and Questionnaires; Women's Health; Young Adult
PubMed: 23421789
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.628440 -
The Psychoanalytic Quarterly Apr 1984A case is presented of an analytic patient who reported adolescent and adult mirror masturbation in the context of a struggle for psychic differentiation and separation...
A case is presented of an analytic patient who reported adolescent and adult mirror masturbation in the context of a struggle for psychic differentiation and separation from his mother. A model is elaborated in which magical manipulation and transformation of the self- and object images are facilitated by masturbatory mirror play. The role of impersonation and transformation as another man or woman is explored. Visual hunger, traumatic overstimulation, incestuous games, and fear of actually committing incest with a seductive parent are proposed as genetic contributants . Mirror masturbation is understood as a dramatic play which defends against castration anxiety and attempts to master childhood sexual overstimulation by active repetition and re-creation.
Topics: Adult; Anxiety, Castration; Body Image; Fantasy; Gender Identity; Humans; Incest; Individuation; Male; Masturbation; Mother-Child Relations; Object Attachment; Psychoanalytic Interpretation; Regression, Psychology
PubMed: 6728974
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Pediatric Annals Sep 1982
Topics: Adolescent; Fantasy; Female; Humans; Male; Masturbation; Psychology, Adolescent
PubMed: 7133788
DOI: No ID Found