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| quote=Masturbation refers to all solo forms of self-stimulation focusing on the genitals. Masturbation practices vary widely depending upon the individual's body and personal preferences. For instance, masturbation among women may involve manipulation of the [[clitoris ]] and labia, stimulation of the breasts, or vaginal penetration with a sex toy. [...] Among men, masturbation most frequently involves using one or both hands to stimulate the penis. Of course, men sometimes utilize sex toys too (e.g., masturbation sleeves, butt-plugs, etc.).

Masturbation is frequent normal, natural, and healthy. It is common in both sexes and at any age. Various medical and psychological benefits have been attributed to a healthy attitude toward sexual activity in general and to masturbation in particular. No causal relationship is known between masturbation and any form of mental or physical disorder.<ref>{{REFbook

}}</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> In the Western world, masturbation in private or with a partner is generally considered a normal and healthy part of sexual enjoyment.  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.

How one does it 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.

Masturbation may be helpful in reducing a persistent [[erection]]. 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">{{KimDS PangMG 2007}}</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> 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.====Masturbation with phimosis====[[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 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. Beaugé (1997) stated that adult [[phimosis]] is caused by unusual methods of masturbation that fail to [[Stretching| stretch]] the narrow [[foreskin]] of childhood. 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 the [[foreskin]] to stretch.<ref name="beauge1997">{{REFjournal |last=Beaugé |init=M |author-link= |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/beauge2/ |title=The causes of adolescent phimosis. |journal=Br J Sex Med |date=1997-10 |volume= |issue= |pages=26 |accessdate=2023-06-24}}</ref>====Masturbation for intact teens====Milos (2022) advises regarding a 14-year-old [[intact]] teen:<blockquote>I am happy that you and your son can talk candidly about sex. You can explain to him that, just as you cautioned him not to forcibly retract his [[foreskin]], he needs to be careful with his foreskin when he masturbates. Here’s why: One or two millimeters under the penile skin is a smooth muscle sheath called the [[dartos]] fascia. The dartos fascia covers the shaft of the [[penis]] and extends to the tip. The dartos fascia muscle fibers near the tip of the foreskin form a sphincter-like structure—or a ring—that acts like a one-way valve and shields the urinary opening. The muscle fibers of the ring will become elastic over time as your son’s foreskin loosens with the hormones of puberty and eventually fully retracts. Until then, tell your son to masturbate gently to slowly widen the opening. If he masturbates too vigorously, he can force the head of the penis through the opening and tear the ring, causing bleeding as well as pain. Gentleness is always important when the genitals are involved.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/ask-marilyn-why-is-vigorous-masturbation-painful-for-this-intact-teen/ |title=Ask Marilyn—Why Is Vigorous Masturbation Painful for this Intact Teen? |last=Milos |first= |init=MF |publisher=Intact America |date=2022-07-25 |accessdate=2024-05-04}}</ref></blockquote>

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 unforeskin 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. Circumcised males found that they could still do it if they used lubrication to overcome the handicap of being circumcised[[E. J. Most, but not all, circumcised males need lubrication Spratling]] (1895) gave instructions on doing circumcisions to avoid friction irritation.other doctors:

Substances with harsh or irritant chemicals <blockquote>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 used for lubricationattempted, 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 |last=Spratling |init=EJ |author-link= |url=https://www.historyofcircumcision.com/templates/pages/treating_masturbation_1895.html |title=Masturbation in the Adult |journal=Medical Record |date=1895-09-28 |volume=48 |issue= |pages=442-3 |accessdate=2021-11-02}}</ref></blockquote>

One may use various personal lubricants Kim & Pang (2007) reported that are sold for sexual lubrication or one may use such substances as baby oil, coconut oil, other vegetables oils, masturbatory pleasure decreased in 48% of the respondents and saliva. Saliva dries rapidly so it must be replenished frequentlyincreased in 8%, while difficulty increased in 63% but it is always availablewas easier in 37%. They concluded that there was a decrease in masturbatory pleasure after [[circumcision]].<ref name="kimpang2007" />

Looking at male masturbation in erotic videos, it is noticeable that a [[penis]] without a [[foreskin]] is often stimulated by hand as if a [[foreskin]] were present. Even without a [[foreskin]], the hand is pushed back and forth along the [[Shaft skin|shaft]] of the [[penis]], perhaps to simulate the stimulating movement of the (non-existent) [[foreskin]] over the [[glans]]. ====Lubrication==== [[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>{{LINKSREFweb |url=http://www.jackinworld.com/techniques/the-basics/lubrication |title=Lubrication |last= |first= |date= |accessdate=2022-04-24}}</ref> Some [[circumcised]] males who have a loose cut and some [[gliding action]] find it is enough for masturbation without lubrication. <b>''Substances with harsh or irritant chemicals should not be used for lubrication.''</b><ref>{{REFweb |url=http://www.jackinworld.com/questions-answered/troubleshooting-faq/male-masturbation-semen-or-ejaculation/lubes/what-kinds-lubr-0 |title=What kinds of lubrication do you not recommend? |last= |first= |date= |accessdate=2022-04-24}}</ref> One may use various personal lubricants that are sold for sexual lubrication<ref>{{REFweb |url=http://www.jackinworld.com/questions-answered/troubleshooting-faq/male-masturbation-semen-or-ejaculation/lubes/what-kinds-lubri |title=What kinds of lubrication do you recommend? |last= |first= |date= |accessdate=2022-04-24}}</ref> or one may use such substances as baby oil, coconut oil, other vegetable oils, or saliva. Saliva dries rapidly so it must be replenished frequently, but it is always available.====Death grip masturbation====[[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''. Practitioners of death grip masturbation may do better by using lubrication and a lighter grip.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a27044367/death-grip-masturbation/ |title=Are You Using a 'Death Grip' During Masturbation? It Could Be Messing With Your Sex Life |last=Engle |first=Gigi |init= |publisher=Men's Health |date=2019-04-04 |accessdate=2023-08-13}}</ref> <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.forhims.com/blog/death-grip-syndrome |title=Death Grip Syndrome: What It Is & How to Treat It |last=Hagerty |first=Katelyn |init= |publisher=hims |date=2023-07-27 |accessdate=2023-08-13}}</ref> For the longer term, non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]] may help to improve sensation.<ref>{{REFbook |last=Bigelow, Ph.D |first=Jim |init= |author-link=Jim Bigelow |year=1995 |title=The Joy of Uncircumcising |url= |work= |editor= |edition=Second Edition |volume= |chapter=Why Men Today Want to Uncircumcise |scope= |page= |pages=113-4 |location=Aptos |publisher=Hourglass |ISBN=0-934061-22-X |quote= |accessdate=2023-08-13 |note=}}</ref> The presence of the [[foreskin]], with its high degree of [[Foreskin sensitivity| sensitivity]] and easy [[gliding action]], eliminates any need or desire for death grip masturbation among [[intact]] men. ===Restored penis===[[Circumcision]] (foreskin amputation) was promoted in the nineteenth century to stop masturbation.<ref name="bigelow1995">{{REFbook |last=Bigelow |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Bigelow |year=1995 |title=The Joy of Uncircumcising!: Exploring Circumcision: History, Myths, Psychology, Restoration, Sexual Pleasure, and Human Rights |url=https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Uncircumcising-Circumcision-Psychology-Restoration/dp/093406122X |editor= |edition=2 |volume= |chapter=America's 100-year Infatuation with Circumcision |page=70 |location= |publisher=Hourglass Book Publishing |isbn=978-0934061223}}</ref> It follows that restoration of the [[foreskin]] would facilitate and improve masturbation. Many men who practice [[foreskin restoration]] report an improvement in their masturbation experience with 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. ==Refractory period== After a wet or dry orgasm, one immediately goes into the refractory period.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/refractory+period |archived= |title=Refractory period |trans-title= |language= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=Segen's Medical Dictionary |website=thefreedictionary.com |date=2012 |accessdate=2020-05-29 |format= |quote=}}</ref> The [[glans penis]] becomes hyper-sensitive and further masturbation becomes impossible for a variable period of time. 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.

* == Video ==<br><b>Video for boys</b><youtube>v=4wRxbx0YfRU</youtube><br><b>Masturbation myths</b><youtube>v=xIFsNsf86KY</youtube><br><hr><big><b>NSFW</b></big>This is a short video of a 22-year-old [[intact]] adult male masturbating to orgasm by manipulation of the foreskin. It illustrates the normal use of the [[foreskin]] in masturbation. It is provided here because many [[circumcised]] American males have little understanding of masturbation with a normal [[penis]]. <b>WARNING</b><br>This video may be offensive to some people. Any one who may be offended by male frontal nudity should not click on the video.<br><br>[https://www.redditredgifs.com/rwatch/masturbationquestions/wiki/howmale How to masturbate with a penisesteemedrosybrownflee NSFW video of normal masturbation]<br>{{SEEALSO}}* [[Foreskin sensitivity]]* [[Lymphoedema]]* [[Penis]]* [[Pre-ejaculate]]* [[Semen]]* [[Sexual effects of circumcision]]

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