Tune in as Sexual Health Alliance chats with Dr. Justin Lehmiller about his upcoming presentation at the This Girl is on Fire: Menopause Online Sexceptional Weekend happening January 25-26, 2025! Dr. Lehmiller, a research fellow at the Kinsey Institute and author of Tell Me What You Want, dives into his groundbreaking research on how masturbation can help relieve menopause symptoms—thanks to a study funded by Womanizer. Spoiler alert: the findings show that self-pleasure isn’t just fun—it’s self-care, with benefits that span across life stages. This exciting online event is designed to empower medical professionals, therapists, sex coaches, and educators with cutting-edge knowledge on this crucial topic. Don’t miss it!
masturbation in menopause symptom relief
What will you be speaking about at this event?
I'm going to be speaking about a recent research project we completed at the Kinsey Institute that looks at the role of masturbation in menopause symptom relief. So we received a grant to conduct this work from Womanizer, which is a sexual health and wellness brand. And what we wanted to look at was whether masturbation can provide relief for menopausal symptoms. And we found that there actually is a lot of support for this idea in our data. So I'm super excited to dive into that with our attendees.
“What we wanted to look at was whether masturbation can provide relief for menopausal symptoms. And we found that there actually is a lot of support for this idea in our data.”
self-pleasure is self-care
If you have one tip or takeaway for our audience related to your topic, what would it be?
I think our data is further evidence that self-pleasure is self-care and that it's something that can be good for us in a lot of ways and at different stages of life. So, I think talking about and better understanding the beneficial role that masturbation can play in terms of our overall health and wellness is something that is super important for us to understand and also to share with our clients.
“Talking about and better understanding the beneficial role that masturbation can play in terms of our overall health and wellness is something that is super important for us to understand and also to share with our clients. ”
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