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|quote=Despite the scientific evidence indicating that masturbation is generally a normal variant of sexual expression and that it does not seem to have a causal relationship with sexual pathology, negative attitudes about masturbation persist and it remains stigmatized.
}}</ref> <ref name="link2022">{{REFweb |url=https://www.healthline.com/health/masturbation-side-effects |title=Masturbation — How Does It Affect Your Health? |last=Link |first=Rachel |init= |publisher=Healthline |date=2022-05-06 |accessdate=2022-12-17}}{{REF}}</ref> In the Western world, masturbation in private or with a partner is generally considered a normal and healthy part of sexual enjoyment.
==Male masturbation==
Prolonged and/or vigorous masturbation occasionally causes [[lymphoedema]] of the foreskin, which causes swelling of the foreskin. The condition is painless and harmless. It usually resolves within about 24 hours.
Beaugé (1997) states stated that adult [[phimosis]] is caused by unusual methods of masturbation that fail to stretch the narrow foreskin of childhood.<ref name="beauge1997">{{REFjournal
|last=Beaugé
|first=Michel
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/beauge2/
|accessdate=2021-05-30
}}</ref> According to Beaugé, the condition may be treated by changing one's method of masturbation so that the foreskin is pulled back against the head of the [[penis ]] causing it the foreskin to stretch.
===Circumcised penis===
==Refractory period==
After a wet or dry orgasm, one immediately goes into the refractory period.<ref>{{REFweb