How frequent people masturbate is different for each person. Sexual pleasure through masturbation can be a very normal part of a person’s sexual experience. It’s a healthy way for people to explore bodies, to find out what feels good sexually, and how to achieve an orgasm. Masturbation is a common behaviour that is seen at all ages from childhood, through the teen years and throughout adulthood by people of any gender. If masturbation is occurring between people (mutual masturbation), consent needs to be given and obtained. Masturbation can involve a person exploring their own body, but can also happen between two people (mutual masturbation). Masturbation, or self-pleasuring, is touching and rubbing parts of your body for sexual pleasure, such as the penis, scrotum, clitoris, vulva, breasts and anus.
