Patient's question:
Is masturbation the same as sexual intercourse? The final result is ejaculation. Why is it always said that masturbation is harmful?Doctor's answer:
During masturbation, the entire process is entirely in your control. You don't need to worry about others' feelings or desires to coordinate the behavior between the two of you; how you do it and for how long can be done as you please. Therefore, you can achieve climax in the way that brings you the most pleasure, which is normal. However, there are many reasons why pleasure may be lacking during sexual intercourse, such as the routinization of sexual behavior, the loss of novelty, a lack of sexual communication between partners that fails to provide adequate sexual stimulation, insufficient coordination between partners, and fatigue caused by vigorous movement during intercourse, which affects pleasure, among others.But there is a difference between the pleasure of masturbation and the pleasure of sexual intercourse: masturbation is a solitary act that only temporarily relieves sexual desire and is purely a physiological activity. On the other hand, marital life involves numerous spiritual activities, serving to convey sexual and love-related messages between partners. Through physical contact, it enhances intimacy, security, and mutual attraction, thereby providing greater physical and psychological satisfaction. After masturbation, however, you may psychologically feel frustrated or heavy.
Therefore, it doesn't necessarily mean that the pleasure of masturbation is always greater than that of sexual intercourse. For your situation, as long as you improve the techniques and methods of sexual intercourse, you can still achieve greater pleasure from it.
The specific duration of sexual intercourse is influenced by many external factors, such as mood, environmental conditions, and other numerous factors, so the length of each sexual encounter may not be exactly the same. There is no direct correlation between the time spent masturbating and the time spent having sex.