BACKGROUND Fertility preservation in adolescents undergoing sterilizing radiation and/or chemotherapy is the standard of care in oncology. The opportunity for patients to provide a semen sample by ejaculation is a critical issue in adolescent fertility preservation. METHODS Fifty males with no medical or sexual developmental abnormalities were evaluated. The subjects were screened for evidenc...

Although masturbation has been successfully used to treat sexual dysfunction in women (Kohlenberg, 1974; LoPiccolo and Lobitz, 1972; Reisinger, 1974). there have been few reports on employing this technique to treat similar problems in men. Masturbation does seem to be effective in changing fantasies and sexual object choice in males (Davison, 1968; Freeman and Meyer, 1975; Marquis, 1970) and h...

This is a report of an unusual case, where the patient used clitoral and/or vaginal masturbation and orgasm for treatment of migraine attack. While the non drug treatment was effective, she subsequently developed depression. The orgasm from masturbation, resulting in the rush of endorphins, probably relieved the migraine. However, as demonstrated in our patient, the patient also had sexual aver...

In other words, during development masturbation is normally replaced by adult sexual satisfaction, but where it is not it may be substituted by (another) addiction. These are quintessentially Freudian claims, museum-quality examples of the type. For that reason, perhaps, they are all too easily dismissed by addiction researchers today. If readers are willing to suspend judgment for a moment, th...

A study was conducted to assess whether individual differences in sexual activity during the past 30 days, in particular penile–vaginal intercourse (PVI; which is associated with measures of relationship quality), are related to the perception of the facial attractiveness of unknown men. Forty-five women reported the frequency of a variety of sexual behaviors and rated the facial attractiveness...

BACKGROUND Little has been published on gratification disorder ("infantile masturbation") in early childhood. AIMS To expand on the profile of patients diagnosed with this condition. METHODS Retrospective case note review; Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit paediatric neurology outpatient department 1972-2002. RESULTS Thirty one patients were diagnosed (11 males and 20 females). Twenty...