Rena Malik, MD Podcast: Optimizing Health, Sex & Relationships with Science Backed Tips from Leading Experts Moment: The Surprising Health Benefits of Masturbation ft. Dr. Justin Lehmiller
May 28, 2025
Dr. Justin Lehmiller, a prominent sex researcher and author, joins to delve into the surprising health benefits of masturbation. They discuss its role in stress relief, improved sleep, and lower prostate cancer risk. Lehmiller highlights how masturbation can boost self-esteem, especially in women, and ease menopause symptoms. They also address the evolving challenges of accessing these benefits as people age, and the significance of creativity in maintaining a fulfilling sex life throughout the years.
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Health Benefits of Masturbation
- Masturbation offers many health benefits including stress relief, better sleep, and potential prostate cancer risk reduction.
- It boosts self-esteem particularly in women and can alleviate menopause symptoms by improving sleep and reducing vaginal atrophy.
Masturbation as Self-Care
- Use masturbation as a self-care method alongside other treatments, like hormone therapy for menopause.
- Recognize that accessibility can decline with age and seek solutions like sex furniture to help maintain self-pleasure.
Creativity Maintains Sexual Satisfaction
- Explore creative aids like sex furniture to overcome physical limitations with age.
- Adopt an expansive definition of sex focused on intimacy, not just penetration, to maintain sexual satisfaction.
