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Images or videos

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This article should have videos, or photos, of a man and a woman masturbating, instead of drawings. Videos are better, but photos are better than drawings. AnnaFriendly2346 (talk) 15:50, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

in turkish wikipedia thats also a problem. if we give information, then we should give information. ----modern_primat ඞඞඞ TALK 12:42, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Health masturbation?

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Masturbation is not health-beneficial; there is merely a correlation between more frequent ejaculation and a lower risk of prostate cancer, regardless of whether the ejaculation occurred sinfully or not. This correlation could theoretically also be caused directly by hormone levels without mediation through ejaculation.

Otherwise, the risk of prostate cancer is negligible up to around the age of 50, and therefore, natural family planning through sexual abstinence does not significantly increase the risk of cancer. After around 50 years of age, women experience menopause, and the couple can engage in sexual intercourse at will. The situation is different for priests and monks, as they have completely devoted themselves to God, and any potential increased risk of prostate cancer is part of the sacrifice." 89.190.52.148 (talk) 23:05, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, now where are the sources? ZZZ'S 23:08, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Science can make no positive statements about how priests and monks should behave sexually. Many Eastern Orthodox priests are married, with children, and the same applies to many Protestant pastors. Also, many Eastern Orthodox monks have lovers or pay prostitutes.
I agree that the correlation between masturbation and the chance of prostate cancer is murky.
The correlation between having orgasms and cardiovascular health does not mean causation: both erections and cardiovascular health suffer from deposits of cholesterol.
More generally: the claim that Masturbation is not health-beneficial is utterly rejected by mainstream medicine. There are enough mainstream WP:RS WP:CITED in our article to that effect.
The only proven ill health effect of masturbation is producing Peyronie disease in men who are foolish enough to try to bend their erect penis. tgeorgescu (talk) 00:07, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hard flaccid syndrome

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I am dubious about the recent edit that makes the article claim that masturbation a risk factor for hard flaccid syndrome. The only mention of masturbation in the cited source is the paragraph that begins "Most patients report that their symptoms started after a traumatic event (use of vacuum, tough masturbation or sex, jelqing, excessive squatting) ... At best, this might support a statement that hard flaccid syndrome is a possible result of "tough masturbation", but a blanket statement that masturbation is a risk does not seem supported. Based on the statement in the source, it would be equally supported to say that sex is a risk factor for TFS. The paper also says "A traumatic injury at the base of an erect penis is the initial event, so saying that masturbation risks TFS without mentioning the need for a concommitant traumatic injury seems misleading. CodeTalker (talk) 23:36, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, the same applies to Peyronie disease: it only applies to certain cases. tgeorgescu (talk) 08:46, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Addition of Videos

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A sizable number of young teens injure themselves each year due to incorrect understanding of masturbation, many times causing irreversible harm to their genitals. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that wikipedia remains a relavant source to spread correct awareness on this subject, keeping aside conservativism. Livingstonshr (talk) 14:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]