This week's episode features my monthly guest, Dr Christine Hyde, sex therapist, who provides a masturbation primer for women.
She sites a statistic from Dr. Aliyah Moore's research that 21% of women have never masturbated. Oftentimes this is due to stigma's from religion, societal expectations or shame. Dr Hyde shares the many positive health benefits of masturbation and how it is part of our mental health and happiness.
Dr Hyde covers the normality of masturbation at any age, different types of masturbation, popular sex toys for the different ways of masturbating, how to talk to a partner if this would be a new part of the sex life.
The questions I asked:
1. How common is it for some women to have never masturbated? Masturbation stats: https://sexualalpha.com/female-masturbation-statistics/
2. Discuss common feelings/stigmas as to why some women have not experimented.
3. How is a good way to start?
4. A couple favorite or popular toys to try
5. How to incorporate masturbation with a partner - bringing it up for first time?
6. Any other professional tips or notations based on your professional experience working with clients
Toys recommended by Dr Hyde during episode:
Clitoral toys:
Classic toy:
G Spot Toys:
Internal and External Toy
A go to sex shop in New York City: Babeland
Dr Christine Hyde is the founder of NJ Center for Sex Therapy and has been a practicing sex therapist for over 26 years.
Instagram: @SexConsultingwithDr.Hyde
Where to find me:
Instagram: @IronStrongFit
Website: IronStrongFitness.net
Each week's episode drops Tuesday 7am ET
