17. 2. High school students
should learn about
masturbation.
18. 3. If I was a parent, I would
talk to my kids about
masturbation.
19. 4. I would be upset if I caught
my partner masturbating.
20. 5. I would feel comfortable
talking to a partner about
masturbation
21. 6. I would feel uncomfortable
talking to my parents about
masturbation
22.
23. On the post-it notes found on
your chair, write several
words/phrases that people
use for masturbation.
(It’s OK to laugh!)
24. DJ-ing the Pants Party
Jackin’ the Beanstalk
Double Clicking the Mouse
25. Were there more words for male masturbation or
female masturbation?
Does masturbation seem positive or negative based
on the words? Why?
Think about how you would define masturbation
based on the words?
27. A brief look into history
"Masturbation--From Stigma to Sexual Health." White Paper. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 09/2002. Web. 12/1/ 2011.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/masturbation_11-02.pdf
28. In 1532, King Charles V established the
death penalty for masturbators, people
who had sex with someone of the same
sex, and users of contraceptives.
29. In 1716, Pierre Varenne, a priest, turned
physician, published the book, the Heinous Sin of Self-
Pollution, which combined religious and moralist
arguments about masturbation with misinformed medical
notions that masturbation caused disease & physical
disfigurement.
It also stated that the consequences of masturbation
included painfully retractable foreskin, cutting off of
circulation, persistent
erection, infertility, impotence, gonorrhea, frequent
nocturnal emissions, yeast infections, inability to hold
semen in the uterus, and malformed offspring.
(Stolberg, 2000, 40-42).
30. In 1760, Samuel Tissot, a physician and professor, wrote of
his treatment of terror to scare people not to masturbate
and it was still published in the 20th century.
He described people with post-masturbatory disease as
having:
-pale and watery blood will drip out of the nose
-Continuous drooling of the mouth
-Attacks of diarrhea
-A constant flow of semen
-Eyes that will be sticky with blurred vision
-Tuberculosis, Syphilis, respiration problems, Epilepsy
-Mental disorders, loss of memory and sudden death
31. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, cures for
masturbators included concocted food
products and diets designed specifically to
decrease sexual drive. Reverend Sylvester
Graham designed a diet of whole grains and
vegetables to help decrease sexual desire.
(Rowan, 1000, 118).
32. In 1888, Dr. J.H. Kellogg, cautioned people that
masturbation was the most dangerous of sexual behaviors.
According to him, one of the causes of masturbation was
eating exciting and irritating foods. He recommended
curing masturbation in children by serving
cold instead of hot cereals for breakfast,
bandaging their genitals, and tying their
hands to the bedposts at night.
(Michael, et al., 1994, 161).
33. Straightjackets, or wrappings of cold, wet sheets while sleeping
Applying leeches onto the genitals to remove blood and desire
Burning genital tissue with electric current and hot irons
Genital contraptions included a genital cage and a device that
sounded an alarm if a boy had an erection.
Metal mittens for covering hands and rings of metal spikes meant
to stab the penis if erect, as well as metal vulva guards were used.
(Michaels, et al, 1994, 161).
34. In the late 19th century, US doctors advocated and
performed male circumcision to prevent
masturbation. The American tradition of
circumcision is based on the fear of sexual arousal
from the stimulation a boy may feel from cleaning
his uncircumcised penis.
(Bullough and Bullough, 1995, 77-78; Harrison, 2002, 303).
43. Arousal and orgasm from masturbation may:
Reduce stress, release tension, improve sleep
Provide sexual pleasuring and intimacy before partners are
ready for vaginal, oral, or anal sex. It can also provide a
sexual outlet for people without partners, including the
elderly
Can reduce the risk of STIs and unintended pregnancies.
It can help people learn how they like to be touched and
stimulated sexually
Relieve menstrual cramps and muscle tension
44.
45. Masturbation can be harmful if:
-You masturbate with something that isn’t clean because
infections can develop. Always wash your hands before
and after.
-If someone is too rough on their sexual organs, it can
cause irritations.
-If someone masturbates so often that it frequently interferes
with a person’s daily life—like missing school, work, and
fulfilling obligations and responsibilities, then it becomes a
problem.
47. Discuss it!
Learn about it/teach about it!
Make it part of the abstinence lesson in health, add it to a
History lesson, include anatomy in the Science class, go
over statistics in Math, analyze lyrics to a masturbation
song in English…
Explain where/when it’s appropriate
Use humor—It’s alright to laugh and be silly
Take out the shame and guilt
48. Create a sense of well-being
Increases self-esteem and improves body image
When someone is comfortable with their sexuality and
their bodies, this self-respect can increase the chances that
they will use protection when they decide to be sexually
active.
Helps you know what you want and what you don’t want
By increasing our sexual preferences, capabilities and
personal boundaries, it may equip us to make better
choices for ourselves.
