Increase Your Sex Drive Naturally With These Lifestyle Changes

Masturbation And Sex Drive

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For years, experts have debated whether or not frequent masturbation increases or decreases sex drive. On the one hand, if you’re getting your big O’s from yourself, why seek them from a partner? On the other hand, some argue that the more pleasure you experience, the more you want – including from a partner. Luckily, some results are in. Sort of.

Masturbation and sex drive have a complicated relationship. Some unsurprising studies – like this one and this one – found that when men masturbate less, they want to get it on with a partner more. However, other studies have found that men who masturbate often to pornography specifically report lower sexual satisfaction in their relationships. Another study published in Springer found that women who masturbated often had a higher sex drive.

So, what does it all mean? You’ll have to try it out for yourself, but these studies could suggest the following:

• Couples will benefit from the woman masturbating more. Experiencing orgasms regularly could increase your desire to have more and with a partner. Throughout many studies, frequent masturbation was not associated with a lowered sex drive in women.
• Couples might benefit from a man masturbating less. And certainly, based on the research, if men are going to help themselves, they should cut back on the X-rated films as those appear to have an adverse effect on their sexual attraction to their partners.