Have you ever wondered if the frequency of your sex life has any bearing on how often you masturbate?
A new study offers some insight into this question, and it turns out that the answer is a resounding “yes.” The research found that men who had sex regularly were more likely to also masturbate regularly; however, when it came to masturbation alone, there was no correlation between how often men got laid and how often they did it solo.
But either way, you shouldn’t hesitate to give yourself a little love every now and then, says Moushumi Ghose, a licensed sex and marriage therapist who is not affiliated with the study. If you’re having regular sex—and loving every minute of it—masturbation has the ability to complement what you’re doing in bed, the study authors say.
Ghose agrees: “I like to think of masturbation as the gateway to a healthy sexuality,” she says. “It’s the one way to discover our inner passions and desires, by tapping into what turns us on.”
If you want to learn more about the effects of sex on masturbation, check out this article.
Caitlin Oates
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Doubling as LAST’s practice manager and intake coordinator, Caitlin is a writer and creative with a passion for sex-positivity, LGBTQIA advocacy, and mental health care.
Caitlin earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Northwestern University, and now flexes those communication muscles by teaching medical students humanism skills, coaching athletes in functional fitness, and learning from and working with LAST to promote, amplify, and normalize the importance of sexual and mental health.