what are the advantages & disadvantages of masterbation?
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Advantages, you only have to hit the 1 key.\ndisadvatages, no one knows what the heck your asking.\nDUH
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none what-so-ever, you don't get hairy palms, or go to hell or all those other myths out there. Masturbation really puts you in tune with your body, so that when you are with a physical person, you know what you like and can communicate it with him/her, verbally, or subtly, your choice. Personally, I think it makes you a better lover. Keep it up! =) (if your male, pardon the pun)
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Both from the standpoint of avoiding unwanted pregnancy and that of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, masturbation is the safest of sexual practices. There is no credible scientific or medical evidence that manual masturbation is damaging to either one's mental or physical health.\n\nMore information\nIt is held in many mental health circles that masturbation can relieve depression and lead to a higher sense of self-worth (Hurlbert & Whittaker, 1991). Masturbation can also be particularly useful in relationships where one partner wants more sex than the other — in which case masturbation provides a balancing effect and thus a more harmonious relationship.
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That is a very good question and thought provoking. \n\nIt could be a learning experience having sex with your clone, also, it could give you an insight into the kind of lover you are eg. bad/good/fantastic. This could put you in a position to pick up your game and improve your technique etc. \n\nAs for masturbation, I'm not sure!!
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Do not masterbate so much, its not needed. You need to be able to control when you come/climax, if you masterbate you teach yourself to come/climax with the thought of sex or thoughts of being with a woman. The more you masterbate more difficult it will be control yourself with the real thing. Look at it this way the average guy comes in 3-4 minutes the average woman takes 6-8 minutes your already behind the eight ball. Why decrease the change of pleasing her (the real her that is). The bottom line is the more you do yourself the faster you will come during real sex. If you come to fast she will not be back.\n\nSounds to me that you are a canidate for this site:\n\nhttp://www.herbolove.com/solution/survey...\n\nMasturbation is a part of life and our sexual practices. However, like most things in life, too much of a good thing can be bad. Excessive masturbation can lead to symptoms like stress, fatigue, and memory loss. In extreme cases, sufferers fall into the pitfalls of impotence and hair loss. Any of this sound like you?
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Unless your husband is too lazy to clean himself each day there is no advantage to being circumcised. However, there is a distinct disadvantage and I would encourage you to read the following article, "The Mutilization of Male Sexual Pleasure" by Jamie Glavoz.\n\nhttp://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=237\n\nMr. Glavoz is not, by far, the only person to write about this subject and point out the loss of sensitivity to the male organ.
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Depends on how you do it.  A quickie 30 second hand job to just ejaculate does nothing for you; if you are actually sexually pleasing yourself, and spend 20-30 minutes on the overall act, you not only exercise your arm, but also other muscles depending on how into yourself you are.  If you are able to bring about very intense orgasms during masterbation, this tightens up many muscles, especially the abs, pecs and legs.    \nCertainly there is no negative affect on your fitness, other than if you just hand jerk with one arm, it might get a little more muscular than the other.   Ejaculating regularly, whether solo or with a partner, does maintain the health of your sexual apparatus.
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better have me instead of masterbating---lol ;)\ni can help you deal with it, as well as your homework---haha :)
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No it is  not at all harmful. Why three times a week you can even do it thrice a day, if you can. See the benifits of Masterbatation -\n\nMasturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, usually to the point of orgasm. It can refer to excitation either by oneself or by another. It is part of a larger set of activities known as autoeroticism which also includes the use of sex toys and non-genital stimulation. There are also masturbation machines used to simulate intercourse. Masturbation and sexual intercourse are the two most common sexual practices, but they are not mutually exclusive. Some people are able to achieve orgasm only through masturbation and not sexual intercourse.\n\nBenefits\nIt is held in many mental health circles that masturbation can relieve depression and lead to a higher sense of self-worth (Hurlbert & Whittaker, 1991). Masturbation can also be particularly useful in relationships where one partner wants more sex than the other — in which case masturbation provides a balancing effect and thus a more harmonious relationship.\n\nOn July 16, 2003, an Australian research team led by Graham Giles of The Cancer Council published a medical study [2] which concluded that frequent masturbation by males may help prevent the development of prostate cancer. The study also indicated that this would be more helpful than ejaculation through sexual intercourse because intercourse can transmit diseases that may increase the risk of cancer instead.\n\nMasturbation is also seen as a sexual technique that protects individuals from the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS. Support for such a view, and for making it part of the American sex education curriculum led to the dismissal of US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders during the Clinton administration.\n\nSome people actually consider masturbation as a cardiovascular workout.[10] And while doctors have no proof of this actually being true, those suffering from cardiovascular disorders (particularly those recovering from myocardial infarction, or heart attacks) should resume physical activity (including sexual intercourse and masturbation) gradually and with the frequency and rigor in which their physical status will allow. Some doctors will advise those recovering from heart attacks to resume sexual activity (solitary or with a partner) when one is able to climb two flights of stairs without experiencing shortness of breath or chest pain-
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Masterbatin sounds like something you'd find at a pharmacy. Masturbation has no effect on the length, width, or girth of your penis. Studies have proven this. And it doesnt make you go blind either ;)
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The purpose of master-bating is to achieve orgasm and relieve stress.  There is no time limit.  There have been times when I did it for five minutes and other times that I did it for five hours!  Just depends on your mood and what other activites you have planned for the day.
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• Masturbation is not bad for your health. It won’t make you go blind, insane, or bald, give you spots, stunt your growth, or turn you into a pervert.\n\n \n\n• Masturbation can be good for you as it helps relieve stress. It also causes your body to release endorphins (pleasure hormones) which make you more chilled-out.
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I think that your question is based on a flawed premises.  First, since "best" is such an inherantly personal feeling, every answer would be different.  Second you assume hierarchy where I believe that none exists.  \n\nI've had a lot of sex.  A lot of sex.  With a lot of people, some at the same time, some in interesting places, some with interesting accessories, some with interesting results.  No type of sex is inherantly better then another, they're just all very different.  Having group sex with 15 people gives you an entirely different kind of sensory experiance and different types of human connection then masterbation or one on one sex.  Being spanked at a sex club is different then making love on your anniversary.  Masterbating with your partner as part of sex is different then masterbating by yourself in the bathroom at work because you're just really horny today.  Human sexuality and sexual experiances are all different, unique, special, and (I would argue) sacred in their own unique way.  They are a swirling spectrum of feeling, sensation, emotion, and desire, not a top-down pyramid of good to bad.
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by convincing yourself that the negatives (cons) outweigh the positives (pros) regarding the act, effects and side effects of sex, and build a fear of the potentially dangerous and/or deadly conditions/diseases that are commonly contracted by engaging in sex (including but not limited to unprotected sexual acts, non-penetration acts and however strict you want your abstinence to be, till such time as you change your mind about what you want, like in marriage, or when it no longer matters whether you do or dont do it, or you contract something that forces you to increase your strictness by law. \n\nThe mental tool of distraction from your desire is also effective, but is not a long term solution, and the satisfying of your biological sexual need by masturbation or undergoing 'wet dreams' is a given, since the majority of people on the planet cannot live without such release. Neither of these will stop you wanting sex though, which is where the power of fear and logic are supreme, even if such logic is flawed, and the fear is self inflicted and emotionally painful.\n\nThe key is being aware that your actions are chosen by your thoughts which are determined by your beliefs, so when you change your beliefs you change your whole world and everyone in it. In the words of Gandhi, "Be the person you wish to see in the world."
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Mastu*bation gets no negative or bad effects.\nHave you never read about somebody died of too sex?\nIt just is a human (body and mental) need!\nThe same thing is about the number of acts play.\nOf course there is some limit as well as about anything in the life.\nHowever, anybody acts with regard to his characteristics and mind. \nSo, just live your life and enjoy.
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Masterbation doesnt always mean sticking your fingers right up there. In fact, it feels much better just having clitoral stimulation
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The advantage is it's free.\n\nThe disadvantage is that is very unsophisticated and gives you very little control as what to allow in or out.\n\nZone Alarm is a much better choice.