How often should you really be masturbating? Experts give weekly target for men AND women (and the results may shock you)
Men are advised to masturbate up to 21 times a month for cancer-lowering effect
Also plays role in mood and sleep improvement, as well as lower anxiety levels
Women advised to masturbate at least once a week - and around menstrual cycle
Masturbation is still very much a taboo topic — so it can be tricky to work out whether you're doing it too much or too little.
In recent years, there has been an idea that access to pornography has led to too much masturbation, causing a wave of sexual problems and warped views of sex.
But DailyMail.com reported on a study last week which suggested abstaining from pleasuring yourself is also bad — and could raise the risk of anxiety, depression and erectile dysfunction.
Men — 21 TIMES a month is 'sweet spot'
According to Dr Kanaris the 'sweet spot' for men is about 21 times a month — or five times a week.
He said the lower limit should be around seven times a month.
Dr Kanaris cited a 2016 study on 32,000 men that showed frequent masturbating lowered the risk of prostate cancer.
He encouraged older men to masturbate more as data shows they tend to pleasure themselves much less frequently than those in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
'It is good to be aware of these correlational numbers,' he said. 'But thinking I am failing because I am not hitting the mark is the wrong way of looking at it.
Have sex once a week if you're in a couple, doctors say
DailyMail.com spoke to four medical professionals who said that couples should aim to have sex at least once or twice a week — but they added there is no harm in having it even more often.
'If a person feels, "oh gee, once a week is what I am comfortable with", that is perfectly okay.
'I don't want people to think that if they don't hit these numbers then they are in trouble.'
The 2016 study, by researchers at Boston University, found those who ejaculated more — through masturbation or sex — were up to a third less likely to get prostate cancer.
It's thought that the act helps clear potentially cancer-causing substances from the prostate.
Dr Kanaris warned, however, that men should not become compulsive about their masturbating and should go with how they feel.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... v2-xywvqdi
How often should you really be masturbating? Experts give weekly target for men AND women (and the results may shock you)
Men are advised to masturbate up to 21 times a month for cancer-lowering effect
Also plays role in mood and sleep improvement, as well as lower anxiety levels
Women advised to masturbate at least once a week - and around menstrual cycle
Masturbation is still very much a taboo topic — so it can be tricky to work out whether you're doing it too much or too little.
In recent years, there has been an idea that access to pornography has led to too much masturbation, causing a wave of sexual problems and warped views of sex.
But DailyMail.com reported on a study last week which suggested abstaining from pleasuring yourself is also bad — and could raise the risk of anxiety, depression and erectile dysfunction.
Men — 21 TIMES a month is 'sweet spot'
According to Dr Kanaris the 'sweet spot' for men is about 21 times a month — or five times a week.
He said the lower limit should be around seven times a month.
Dr Kanaris cited a 2016 study on 32,000 men that showed frequent masturbating lowered the risk of prostate cancer.
He encouraged older men to masturbate more as data shows they tend to pleasure themselves much less frequently than those in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
'It is good to be aware of these correlational numbers,' he said. 'But thinking I am failing because I am not hitting the mark is the wrong way of looking at it.
Have sex once a week if you're in a couple, doctors say
DailyMail.com spoke to four medical professionals who said that couples should aim to have sex at least once or twice a week — but they added there is no harm in having it even more often.
'If a person feels, "oh gee, once a week is what I am comfortable with", that is perfectly okay.
'I don't want people to think that if they don't hit these numbers then they are in trouble.'
The 2016 study, by researchers at Boston University, found those who ejaculated more — through masturbation or sex — were up to a third less likely to get prostate cancer.
It's thought that the act helps clear potentially cancer-causing substances from the prostate.
Dr Kanaris warned, however, that men should not become compulsive about their masturbating and should go with how they feel.
Source :
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11818761/How-really-masturbating-Doctors-verdict.html?dicbo=v2-xywvqdi