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MASTURBATION

WHAT IS IT?

Masturbation means rubbing or touching parts of your body to have pleasant sexual feelings. Most people masturbate. Many people find masturbating helps them learn about their bodies and about what they like or do not like.

Sometimes people feel guilty about masturbating. This might be because they have heard stories about what an happen. The truth is:

• You won't go blind.
• You won't go insane.
• Masturbation won't make you sterile (not able to have children).
• Masturbation does not mean you are a homosexual.
• Masturbation won't give you pimples.
• Masturbation won't ruin marriages or relationships.
• Masturbation is normal. So is not masturbating.
• It can't hurt you.
• Sometimes two people masturbate each other without having intercourse. This is called mutual masturbation.