May 7 is the International Masturbation Day. But don’t worry, because you can’t masturbate just that day you have a whole month on you. May is the masturbation month. But do you masturbate enough? A new large study, published in The Journal of Sex Research (the Journal of Sex Research), shows big differences between Norwegian women and men here. But what surprised the researchers the most was that they did not find the difference in the masturbation of women who have a partner and those who do not have it. “Our findings contribute to the ongoing scientific debate on the relationship between partner sex and masturbation,” the study states. Photo: Mette Vollan / news “Significant differences” Sam Fluit is a fellow at the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo. He is one of the researchers behind the study and believes it is important for several reasons. – Masturbation is a topic that is little researched, he says. – Masturbation is still quite taboo, says Fluit. Photo: University of Oslo The study is the first large -scale longitudinal study of this type. It shows Norwegians’ masturbates throughout much of their lives, and follows the same cohort over time. Over 2,500 people participated in the study. The sample in the study consisted of 58 per cent women and 42 per cent men. Photo: Mette Vollan / news In the early 20s, the average of men replies that they masturbate 11 times a month. The frequency stays relatively stable throughout adulthood, with a slight decline with increased age. For the women it looks different. Throughout their lives, women masturbate less often than men. The frequency of women increases somewhat over their 20s, by four to five times a month at most. After 31, it gradually turned off. – It’s very interesting. We see a decline in age -related effect when it comes to women’s masturbates. For example, women in their 30s may have less time available due to career start or establishment of family, says Fluit. Masturbation is a little more accepted for men than for women, the researcher believes. Photo: Mette Vollan / news The researchers also found that women who are in a relationship masturbate as much as those who are not. This surprised. – It seems to indicate that for women, masturbation is largely independent of whether they have a partner. Men who have a partner, on the other hand, seem to masturbate less than single men, says the researcher. More about the study: Fellow Sam Fluit at the University of Oslo and his colleagues worked with a study called Young in Norway. This is a great study that asks about people’s lives in many different areas, including their sexual behavior. The study is one of the few in the world that asks the same people throughout their lives how they engage in different sexual behavior, whether it is with a partner or alone. – When we realized that the data base allowed us to investigate masturbation habits in detail, we decided to take a closer look at this topic, says Fluit. In the new study, researchers have examined the development of masturbation habits from 19-50 years with a longitudinal population -based selection of 2562 people. The sample consisted of 58 per cent women and 42 per cent men. The study discussed how socio -demographic factors such as gender, sexual identity, parenthood, higher education and religiosity affect Norwegians’ masturbation habits. For women, the masturbation frequency gradually increased until they were in their early 30s, followed by a slight decline. Men’s masturbation practice was largely stable, but was most frequent in their 20s. The masturbation of both sexes was influenced by having children. Childless women masturbate more than women with children, especially up to their 40s, but in comparison, the difference between childless men and men with children is greater. In other words, men’s masturbation sequence throughout their lives seems more influenced by having children. – This makes sense because men masturbate more in general, so the chances are greater that life -mindedness affects the frequency, says Fluit. – We find no differences for women between those who have a partner and those who do not have it. This seems to indicate that for women, masturbation is largely independent of whether they have a partner. Men who have a partner, on the other hand, seem to masturbate less than single men, says the researcher. Non-hiking masturbates more often than heterosexuals, across all ages. Masturbates did not differ significantly across religious affiliation and educational level. Source: Sam Fluit and The Journal of Sex Research (Journal of Sex Research). Read more about the study here. So often you should have orgasm Maria K. Ebbestad is a sexologist and press officer for nytidt.no. She says single men masturbate much more often than single women. – That is why men notice the difference as they enter into a relationship and get part of their need met there. While women who masturbate less basically do not notice the big difference. In her job, she often gets questions from women in their 30s and older about how they can get the sex drive back. A survey from nytter.no, published in 2024, shows that 25 percent of women never masturbate. – That’s a high number, says Ebbestad. PHOTO: NYTETTER.NO – Of course, there are several reasons why the sex drive goes down, says the sexologist. But getting it back doesn’t have to be that difficult, she thinks. – If you continue to maintain it masturbating, even if you are in relationships, and even though you may have a lot to do, you get more sex drive. After all, there is something many miss when they get older. How often do you masturbate? 🍌🍒 Never monthly 1-3 times a week 4-7 times a week several times a day I do not respond to, Ass Show Result The International Masturbation Day is an annual event organized to protect and celebrate the right to masturbate, according to nerkedager.no. Ebbestad thinks the day, and the month, is important. – Taking on yourself, talking about sex and cohabitation and talking about body is quite difficult for most people. In many families there has been no talk of body and pleasure at all, says Ebbestad. The orgasm makes you feel more like the next orgasm, says the sexologist. Photo: Mette Vollan / news It is important to take the time to masturbate, says the sexologist. Partly because: it releases lots of happiness hormones. Dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin flow into the body. It is more common to have orgasm of masturbation compared to sex. Especially for women. You get increased sexual orgasm lowers the stress level that masturbating is an important part of getting to know your own body-it’s a bit like eating healthy and exercising and moving: You should also get orgasms to do well in everyday life-at least three to four times a week, she says. The list of why it is good to masturbate is long. Read about several benefits here: Been there before the study also shows differences in masturbation based on orientation. Non-hoods masturbate more than heterosexuals, regardless of age. -This may be related to the fact that people with a non-healing identity have developed coping strategies to handle topics that are perceived as taboo or severely stigmatized-because they have been through similar processes related to their own orientation, Fluit believes. What did you most want to read this case? Masturbating 💦 Eat fruit 🍓 Show result Published 07.05.2025, at. 07.06
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