Why women should embrace masturbation

It’s quite unfortunate, in this day and age, that so many women do not feel comfortable masturbating.

The Huffington Post recently reported research showing that most women over the age of 18 have masturbated at least once, but few women do so regularly.

According to Indiana University's National Survey of Sexual Health and Behaviour, only 7.9% of women between the ages of 25 and 29 masturbate two to three times a week.

This is in stark comparison with men, 23.4% of whom masturbate routinely.

This shows that we ladies still feel that there's something not quite right about fondling oneself. 

But nothing could be further from the truth.

Your body is going to be with you for the rest of your life and you owe it to yourself to become besties and to be absolutely comfortable with every inch of it, so that any time you not feeling great you can boost your spirits and improve your mood by creating a natural high without bothering anyone else.

As far back as the 60’s the musical Hair took to the stage and full- throatily declared to the world that ‘masturbation can be fun’ and in chorus encouraged fellow grown-ups to ’join the holy orgy Kama Sutra, everyone.’

We say hallelujah to the sentiment! Masturbation has always been a perfectly natural, normal and healthy activity that releases the endorphins dopamine and oxytocin.

These relieve stress, help you relax and fall asleep easier, combat hangovers and make you feel very good about the world in general.

So discard any misgivings you might have and become creative. Brush up on your technique and for variation include a lubricant like Intimate Organics Wild Strawberries and a variety of vibrators like the Fifty Shades of Grey Deep Within vibrator or the Lelo Soraya rabbit vibrator.

What better way to spend a few minutes than taking yourself in hand and maybe a vibrating love egg?

What makes self-gratification so great is that it’s an entirely personal and guilt (and otherwise) free pleasure and a ménage a moi allows you to control your arousal without having to take anyone else’s needs into account. Let’s face it, sometimes it’s a relief to only have to think about yourself.

Even if you’re in a sexually satisfying relationship, the necessity for safe sex often makes going the whole hog a bit of a bind for stressed couples and it's entirely acceptable for one or both partners to choose to indulge in a little ‘me time’ when the fancy takes them.