Ten years ago, while working as a nurse practitioner providing sexual health care for teenagers, I wanted a handout or a webpage on masturbation to give to my patients. I was working at a school-based health center where I was pretty sure discussing masturbation techniques with teenaged girls would get me fired and run out of town.
Read MoreWhen I began asking my patients about sexual pleasure, pain and orgasm, I learned that less than half of my female-identified patients had had an orgasm, either through masturbation or with a partner. I learned that many girls thought touching themselves was offensive, and that masturbation was only for boys. I learned that many felt like they were the only ones who didn’t enjoy sex and presumed that something must be wrong with them.
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