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i am not able to masturbate frequently (there needs to be a gap of at least 7-8 hours between successive masturbations . also i am find it difficult to masturbate daily for more than 3-4 days). also my ejaculations dont travel far, they just ooze out. is it a sexual dysfunction ?
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by Annette Owens: (05/19/2004)
From my additional information I know that you are a male in your twenties, and live in India. You started masturbating eight years ago, and you describe yourself as an anxious person with low self-esteem.
All men experience a refractory period between ejaculations. This is the time that must elapse after a man has ejaculated and before he can be stimulated to another climax. This interval may just be a few minutes for teenagers, but it increases with increasing age and can be around 48 hours for men in their 70's. It varies from individual to individual and even within the same person from time to time. So the fact that you can only ejaculate after several hours is within the normal range. Also, it is not unusual that one needs a rest between periods of masturbation. Therefore, I do not think that you suffer from any sexual dysfunctions.
How is the volume of your ejaculate after several days rest? It should increase after several days of abstaining from masturbation. If this is not the case, let me know and I will specifically address this issue.
Let me make a few comments about masturbation: Over centuries and in many different cultures, masturbation has been viewed as a sinful practice. Not too long ago, masturbation was associated with medical or even mental illness. For many individuals, it is difficult to escape these myths.
I believe that masturbation is a healthy act of self-pleasuring. It is O.K. to masturbate. I share this view with many doctors and health professionals in the Western world. To give you an idea about how frequently people in the USA masturbate, I will cite a few numbers from a recent study, The Social Organization of Sexuality. Sexual Practices in the United States (1994) by Lauman, E.O. et al.; University of Chicago Press. A more popular version of this book is called Sex in America. A Definitive Study (1994) by Michael, R.T. et al.; Warner Books. The study involved 3,432 men and women from all social, educational, cultural, and religious backgrounds, and living all over the USA. Since participants in the study were chosen randomly by a computer program, the study population is highly representative of the entire nation. Following are the numbers of people who masturbate once a week or more: men 26.7%, women 7.6%; numbers of people who masturbate not at all: men 36.7%, women 58.3%. These numbers clearly show that masturbation is a common practice in our culture. However, it is interesting to note that 54.0% of men and 46.8% of women do feel guilty after masturbation.
Masturbation only becomes a problem if this activity interferes with other areas of your life and you feel an obsessive need to masturbate all the time. If this is the case, I recommend reading about sexual addiction and compulsion on www.SexualHealth.com and http://onlinesexaddict.com/course.html.
Sincerely,
Annette Owens, MD PhD
Reviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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