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Check your symptomsMasturbation – Some Benefits and Harmful Effects
August 15, 2022
Do you wonder about masturbation – what it means and its health effects?
Men and women can perform it, and there are different varieties of sex toys people may use for masturbation.
Masturbation may give you a sense of satisfaction – but are there any harmful effects?
For example, does masturbation cause mental health problems?
In addition – are there any health benefits to self-stimulation? And what about the risks of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?
So, in order to answer these questions, we put together a brief image tutorial about masturbation, the act of sexual self-stimulation.
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