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About one in ten perimenopausal or menopausal women masturbate to relieve their symptoms, according to a study that has generated media interest around the world.
The study was conducted in the United States and was led by researchers at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, one of the world’s best known research institutes that specialises in sex and relationships. The study was funded by sex toy company Womanizer.
The findings are consistent with previous research showing masturbating to orgasm may help reduce anxiety and psychological distress, improve sleep and reduce vaginal pain.
[Ed: The research discussed in this article is funded by a company with a financial interest in the promotion of masturbation. The Kinsey Institute has a long history of disturbingly unethical research (involving child sexual abuse) which was exposed by Dr Judith Reisman and should have resulted in its closure.]
Source: Does masturbating really help menopause symptoms? New research says yes