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Medical science has not established any limits on the quantity or frequency of masturbation. One is free to do it as much and as often as one desires. There is no minimum or maximum age for masturbation.

Masturbation to orgasm before bed is very relaxing and contributes to sleeping. Moreover, it helps to prevent prevents overfilled [[seminal vesicles]] and [[nocturnal emission| nocturnal emissions]] (wet dreams}. Masturbation to orgasm in the morning may help a teen to get through the school day. Regular masturbation is associated with a reduction in the incidence of [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319536#is-there-a-link |title=Frequent ejaculation and prostate cancer risk |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |publisher=Medical News Today |date=2022-03-25 |accessdate=2023-10-23}}</ref>

How one masturbates depends on whether one has an [[intact]], internally-lubricated, movable erogenous [[foreskin]] that [[gliding action| glides]] up and down the shaft of the [[penis]] or whether one has been [[circumcised]]and has restricted skin mobility.

There is no minimum age for masturbation. Young adolescents may experience dry orgasms until secretion of [[semen ]] commences.

===Intact [[penis]] ===

The movable, internally-lubricated, [[Ridged band| nerve-laden]] erogenous [[foreskin]] and its [[gliding action]] is an important aid to masturbation.<ref name="kimpang2007">{{REFjournal |last=DaiSik |first=Kim |init=K |last2=Pang |first2=Myung-Geol |init2=MG |title=The effect of male circumcision on sexuality |journal=BJU Int |volume=99 |issue=3 |pages=619-622 |url=https://ahcaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kimpangstudy.pdf |quote= |pubmedID=17155977 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06646.x |date=KimDS PangMG 2007-03 |accessdate=2020-02-18}}</ref> [[Intact]] males simply use their hand to glide the [[foreskin]] back and forth. It is ''not'' necessary to retract the [[foreskin]] while masturbating. If the foreskin is of adequate length, then the [[intact]] male will usually keep it forward for additional stimulation. Keeping the head covered by the [[foreskin ]] also protects the sensitive [[mucosa]] covering the [[glans penis| head]]. The motion of the foreskin stimulates the nerves ([[Meissner's corpuscles]]) in the foreskin. Use of lubrication is optional for [[intact]] males.There are many variations.<ref>{{REFweb |url=http://jackinworld.com/techniques/jackinexpert-collection/foreskin-fun |title=Foreskin Fun |last= |first= |init= |publisher=JackinWorld |date= |accessdate=2024-02-25}}</ref>

[[Phimosis]] or tight [[foreskin]] generally does not create any kind of difficulty with masturbation. It is ''not'' necessary to retract the [[foreskin]] while masturbating. The phimosed outer layer of foreskin may be [[Gliding_action| glided ]] without retraction. Phimosed men may pull their non-retractile [[foreskin]] away from the body. There is some anecdotal evidence that phimosed males will stimulate their [[acroposthion]] more than non-phimosed males.

Nineteenth century physicians falsely believed that masturbation caused many diseases, including epilepsy, so they thought of ways to prevent masturbation. Bauer (1879) recommended infibulation,<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Bauer |init=L |url= |title=Dementia brought on by excessive self-abuse: cure by infibulation |journal=St Louis Clin Record |date=1878 |volume=4 |issue= |pages=271-3 |accessdate=2023-10-30}}</ref> <ref name="bauer1879">{{REFjournal |last=Bauer |init=L |author-link= |url= |title=Infibulation as a remedy for epilepsy and seminal losses |journal=St Louis Clin Record |date=1879 |volume=6 |issue= |pages=163-5 |accessdate=2023-10-30}}</ref> but circumcision was the favored treatment.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Schultheiss |first= |init=D |author-link= |last2=Mattelaer |first2= |init2=JJ |author2-link= |last3=Hodges |first3= |init3=FM |author3-link=Frederick M. Hodges |etal=no |title=Preputial infibulation: from ancient medicine to modern genital piercing |trans-title= |language= |journal=BJU Int |location= |date=2003-11 |volume=92 |issue=7 |article= |page= |pages=758-63 |url=https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04490.x |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=14616462 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.2003.04490.x |doi= |accessdate=2023-10-30}}</ref> [[Circumcision]] was introduced in English-speaking nations in Victorian times (19th century) to un-[[foreskin ]] the [[penis]], tighten the [[skin]] to make it immovable, and make it impossible for [[circumcised]] guys to masturbate.<ref name="moses1871">{{Moses1871}}</ref> It failed to stop masturbation, but it made it harder to do and less enjoyable. [[E. J. Spratling]] (1895) gave instructions on doing circumcisions to other doctors:

In all cases [of masturbation] circumcision is undoubtedly the physicians' closest friend and ally ... To obtain the best results one must cut away enough [[skin]] and [[Mucosa| mucous membrane]] to rather put it on the stretch when erections come later. There must be no play in the [[skin]] after the wound has thoroughly healed, but it must fit tightly over the [[penis]], for should there be any play the patient will be found to readily resume his practice, not begrudging the time and extra energy required to produce the orgasm. It is true, however, that the longer it takes to have an orgasm, the less frequently it will be attempted, consequently the greater the benefit gained ... The younger the patient operated upon the more pronounced the benefit, though occasionally we find patients who were [[circumcised]] before puberty that require a resection of the [[skin]], as it has grown loose and pliant after that epoch.<ref name="spratling1895">{{REFjournal

[[Circumcised]] males found that they could still practice [[masturbation]], if they used lubrication to overcome the handicap of being [[circumcised]].<ref name="spratling1895" /> Most, but not all, [[circumcised ]] males need lubrication to avoid friction irritation.<ref>{{REFweb

[[Circumcision ]] excises about 15-square-inches of highly-innervated erogenous tissue<ref name="winklemann1959">{{WinkelmannRK 1959}}</ref> from the [[penis]], reduces or eliminates the [[gliding action]], and severely reduces [[Foreskin sensitivity| penile sensation]].<ref name="taylor1996">{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref> [[Circumcised]] men, with their desensitized [[penis]], in an attempt to restore lost sensation, are more likely to try using a very tight grip when they masturbate. This technique is referred to by the slang term ''death grip masturbation''.

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Many men who practice [[foreskin restoration]] report an improvement in their masturbation experiencewith their restored [[penis]] as compared with their previous [[circumcised]] penis. Notably, they typically report an improvement in [[gliding action]], in [[Foreskin sensitivity| sensation]], and a reduction or elimination of the need for lubrication.

In human sexuality, the refractory period is usually the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for a man to have additional orgasms. This phase begins immediately after [[ejaculation ]] and lasts until the excitement phase of the human sexual response cycle begins anew with low level response.