The act of touching oneself, in the case of women, is still seen as a taboo, but it shouldn’t be, as it brings several health benefits. Check out:
The act of I know how to touch, in the case of women specifically, it is considered a great taboo. AIn fact, everything involving female sexuality is still seen as something forbidden, wrong, promiscuous, etc. This causes many women to deprive themselves of getting to know themselves better through masturbation, which is a very healthy habit.
Fortunately, prejudice and repression of female sexuality has been gradually decreasing. Therefore, opening more space and giving more freedom for women to feel more confident about masturbation. This is an important subject and should be increasingly demystified.
This is because masturbation goes far beyond simple intimate contact with one’s own body that provides pleasure to women. The act of touching yourself brings several benefits to a woman’s physical and mental health. After all, sexuality is a very important factor in anyone’s life, regardless of gender, but in the case of women, something that has been neglected for a long time.
13 benefits that female masturbation provides to women
Female masturbation, as previously stated, is a healthy habit that brings several benefits to women. These range from improving your sex life and self-esteem, to overall health, as it releases several hormones that help with well-being. Check out the reasons to touch yourself without fear and shame:
1. Self-knowledge
It is very important to know your own body, to have more control and power over your own pleasure. Therefore, the first step before starting to touch yourself is to know your body, this will make all the difference for a better experience. When we talk about knowing your body, we are talking about knowing exactly where you feel the most pleasure, which part of your body gives you this feeling of relaxation.
2. Improves sex life
Following the wave of the first topic, getting to know yourself better, touching yourself and knowing where you feel the most pleasure is a great tool to improve your sex lifel. This is because a woman who is self-assured, confident and knows herself well, is much more secure and free in the moment together. You can be sure it will be better for you and your partner.
3. Masturbation improves your mood
The act of touching yourself provides a lot of pleasure, and during orgasm your body will release several hormones, such as serotonin, which is responsible for mood.. This way, you will be more in a good mood and relaxed, providing well-being.
4. If you touch relievers, such as colic for example
As said many times, masturbation is a very pleasurable moment that releases hormones in the body. Another example is endorphin, which is a natural painkiller that helps relieve pain and discomfort. Therefore, relaxing after orgasm also helps to alleviate menstruation symptoms, such as cramping, which we all know how uncomfortable it can be.
5. Quality sleep
Masturbation is very pleasurable and provides relaxation, which consequently improves the quality of your sleep. And with quality sleep we have a better quality of life in general, we are more willing and attentive.
6. Combat stress and anxiety
Another hormone released at the moment of orgasm is oxytocin, known as the happiness hormone. So, in addition to pleasure and relaxation, it is also possible to feel calmer, reducing symptoms of anxiety and stress.
7. Touching releases the imagination
For women, imagination is a very important factor when it comes to pleasure, and because masturbation is taboo, many end up repressing their own imagination, missing out on an incredible sensation. Therefore, when touching yourself, you can release your imagination at will and take advantage of everything your mind can do along with the stimulus. Eventually you will even feel safer sharing your desires with your partner and making things more heated.
8. Masturbation prevents infections
That’s right, the act of touching yourself can even prevent infections such as urinary and cervical infections, for example. This is because during masturbation, the cervix opens, due to excitement, and this process helps with the circulation of fluids. In this way, performing a kind of cleaning of fluids that are rich in bacteria.
9. Increases a woman’s self-esteem
In addition to all these incredible benefits mentioned above, female masturbation also helps to increase your self-esteem. Because, whether they like it or not, a person’s self-esteem is also affected by their sex life. So, more secure and confident women tend to have a more active and satisfying sex life. The self-knowledge provided by the act of improving your self-esteem and sexual life at the same time.
10. Increases libido
As we know, libido is another determining factor for the quality of a woman’s sexual life. Therefore, when masturbating you are also stimulating libido, and consequently increasing it.
11. Pelvic strength training
Can you imagine this? But masturbation also acts as a type of pelvic strength training. This is because the pelvic region has several nerve endings that contract during orgasm, and end up toning and strengthening this area. This strengthening in turn also helps with sexual pleasure.
12. Alone
When we think about masturbation, even due to the great prejudice about the habit, we imagine an almost secret moment alone. But it’s just an intimate moment between you and your body and it can be quite a fun journey. Furthermore, there is a huge variety of toys out there that can help you make yourself even happier.
13. Or accompanied
But it is also possible to enjoy all the benefits of accompanied masturbation, as it can be practiced as a couple. Therefore, it can be a moment of mutual relaxation between the couple, increasing their complicity and pleasure. Plus, things can get even hotter if you touch yourself next to your partner. The sky is the limit and you can explore different ways to pleasure yourself.
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Sources: Dr. Beatriz Jorquera I Única Women’s Tips Salon Line
