Female Masturbation Issues

[blatant_narcisism]

So I have recently discovered that for a man, not masturbating can lead to prostate infections, and worse.

I'm curious as to what issues abstaining can have for women. The only things I can see are a decline in sex drive (obviously after a huge increase ) and possibly depression.

Are there any medical opinions on this? A Google search did not return any results.

[Brandye]

Not necessarily "cause" but certainly contribute to prostate infections. I recommend to patients with prostate infections that they have a good ejaculation every day during the regimen of anti-biotics. One requested that I call his wife and tell her that. Quite a conversation! It is a good idea to use condoms on this regimen so that the man does not re-infect himself.

I have seen it written that the longer a man goes without an orgasm, the faster he will reach orgasm; the longer a woman goes without an orgasm, the longer it will take her. I am not aware of scientific support for this but there is anecdotal support aplenty. The pressure builds up in men and they need to get rid of that stuff. We women get out of practice and our orgasmic structures need to be re-awakened.

The male constantly produces semen and it mostly reabsorbed into his system. There is always an accumulation of semen in his prostate. Semen is a wonderful agent to grow colonies of bacteria. The static semen retained in his prostate is fertile ground to grow bacteria if it is not flushed out. The urine stream clears out the urethra but does not get into the storage ducts. Only a good ejaculation cleans these out.

Women are subject to peri-urethral infections which means that infection develops in the Skene's glands. Or accumulated enterobacteria (they belong in the intestines) can migrate to and live in the peri-urethral glands and cause urinary tract infection. Skene's glands are considered by many to be the female equivalent of the prostate but nothing passes THROUGH them. One possible explanation for women squirting is that a semen like liquid is produced in these glands. This may lead one to the conclusion that an orgasm causing squirting would clear them out. But, then, most women do not squirt during orgasm.

Medically, there is no documented relationship between orgasm and urethritis in women. You have made me think about it and I guess it may be possible. There are many old wives tales about sex causing UTI. This is not so; sex may irritate the urethra and seem like the cause but UTI in both genders requires the introduction of bacteria. They most frequently migrate from the anus. The route is much more direct, and supportive of bacterial growth, in women than in men. I am not a squirter but have had very infrequent UTI.

I am going to do a bit of research!

[blatant_narcisism]

Thanks. I've been trying to find information because I'm a little worried. I know my body feels better for days after I squirt, but I didn't consider it. So thanks for the information. There doesn't seem to be a lot on the internet.

[Gibson52]

Well since my sexual partner has a low interst I am going to have to consider the masturbation plan for the sake of prostate infections. My partner has rolled over from sleep a couple of times wondering what the pumping motion was to find me masturbating next to her while she was asleep, then turned back over back to sleep. Wow i though she would show interest

[Brandye]

There is not much in the medical literature, either. I did call a colleague who would be more familiar with the specific literature. He said he knows of nothing that links lack of female orgasm to infection as can be shown in the male.

We went over the response I posted earlier. He found no difficulty with it but made clear that we simply have no research in the area.

Regardless of medication benefit or not, I shall go on masturbating once a week or so.

[blatant_narcisism]

Yeah, I will certainly not stop masturbating just because there is no evidence to say it's not bad for you...

[Libidogurl]

Before doing masturbating for women you must make sure that your hands are clean for it will really might infect you.

[inexperienced to the max]

so i have no experience at all...
i'm really young but in terms of sexual experience, most people my age aren't virgins
that doesnt bother me tho because i plan to wait till marraige

however... i've been experimenting with masturbating, and i just don't seem good at it
clitoral stimulation is a different feeling, but i wouldnt say pleasurable, same with fingering... i can get really wet, and can even get 4 fingers in, but like i said i don't know if i'd call the feeling pleasurable...

however, i was masturbating, i had 2 fingers i was pumping pretty fast i guess, and i realized i must have scratched myself because my fingers were bloody... i know there aren't that many pain receptors in there so i guess thats why i didnt feel anything but im worried... did i hurt myself? will it get infected? my vagina hurts, but i think thats mainly from stretching it with 4 fingers... im kinda worried, and don't know what to do... it would be awkward to talk to my mom about just because female masturbation was like a huge no-no in her time... is there any way to make sure it heals correctly if there is a cut and is there a way to avoid infection? also... after i masturbate my clit hurts really bad, like wearing jeans hurts, and my underwear rubbing on it hurts... is that normal?

thanks so much

[Roddick]

Compared with male masturbation, female masturbation is considerably less common.

Benefits of Female Masturbation

As you age, your body undergoes normal physical changes that may affect your sex life. The good news is that all these changes aren’t bad: Aging can have positive effects on sexuality. Some women, for instance, report feeling the freedom to enjoy sex more as they get older and don’t have birth control issues to contend with. Other women, however, experience emotional or physical changes that can make sex less enjoyable.