During puberty masturbation has important and irreplaceable role because, besides sexual satisfaction, it’s also training for self development and preparation for future sexual life.
1. Self examination – masturbating you learn the feelings, erogenous zones, intensity of excitement, learn to define your sexual senses;
2. Accepting your body – getting to know and admittance of penis, ejaculation and sperm. Masturbating, negative attitude towards your own penis goes away.
3. Relieving of sexual tension – after masturbation teenager becomes “calmer”, ability to concentrate increases, aggressiveness goes away.
4. The development of penis and foreskin – masturbation, is one of the best and easiest ways to prevent phimosis – narrowing of foreskin ring, because of which foreskin can not retract.
5. Control of ejaculation process – which has a big role in control of length of sexual intercourse, and it is reachable by training yourself – developing self-control during masturbation. During masturbation also is reduced sensitiveness of penis’ head which often is a reason for premature ejaculation.
6. Development of sexual fantasies – they have an important role in future sexual life for reaching of sexual excitement and holding it.
7. Prevention of STD/HIV, unwanted pregnancy and too early sexual contacts – if teenager realizes the role of masturbation and need of it is explained to him, it’s possible to prevent him from too early start of sexual life and from consequences connected with that.
