Masturbation - how often do people do it ?
Self pleasuring is one of the most common forms of sex for men and women. It's a well known fact that men tend to masturbate more on average than women do and there has been actual studies done, with statistics which show what the average is for both genders. In women aged 25 to 29, around 5% masturbate more often than 4 times per week. In men of the same age group, over 20% of men masturbate more often than 4 times on average each week. When looking at older men and women, men usually play solo less than they did in their twenties but still at least 10% more than women do. Masturbation is considered normal and most people will masturbate from their early teens, through most of their lives. Masturbation appears to be a little less in teens than in people over the age of 20 but this may also be a reporting issue in the research as older people are more likely to admit to masturbating as well as indulging in self pleasure with less guilt, whereas for youngsters it may still be a little strange and not something that is spoken about as much with their peers, no matter a random stranger doing research questionnaires.
Masturbation is normal, with more than 80 percent of 30 something women and 98 percent of 30 something men admitting to masturbating at some point. Masturbation is a great way to relieve stress as well as the obvious benefit of reducing sexual tension in your body. Masturbation is a great way to explore your body and what gives you pleasure, which can also lead to more pleasurable encounters with your partner when you are able to tell them or show them what you enjoy. When trying to determine what is a normal frequency for the average person, the figures are very diverse. While some people rarely play with themselves and some never do, there are other people that masturbate daily and sometimes even twice a day or more. If your masturbation habits create issues in your daily life or with a partner, then it may be a cause for concern, but if not, go ahead and spend some quality time with yourself.
How people masturbate also varies greatly. It is more common for women to masturbate with toys whereas men tend to experiment with various different methods of getting themselves off. Men tend to enjoy porn more than women, but many women do watch and enjoy porn. For some people, masturbation is actually more pleasurable than sex with a partner especially if their communication is not open enough to discuss wants and needs. For many women, the orgasm rate is much higher with self love than with someone else and around 40% of women own a sex toy of some kind, which many women owning quite a few. The figure for men was about half that, with less than 20% of men owning a sex toy. For many women, they were also able to achieve multiple orgasms from playing with toys than with a partner or by hand.
So don't worry about the frequency or how you go about getting yourself off. Explore your own body and the limits of your own pleasure. Don't be afraid to watch some porn or use some toys while you play. As long as your masturbation habits are not causing a problem in your life or are verging on obsession, there is no need to worry about growing hair on your palms or going blind when indulging in an exploration of your personal levels of pleasure.