Masturbation Month celebrates the tradition started in 1995, following the dismissal of Joycelyn Elders, who was then appointed Head of Health in San Francisco. Elders was fired for supporting masturbating in a speech commemorating AIDS Day 1994.
In his speech, Elders said that masturbation is a healthy way as well as safe to express their sexuality, especially on young people who are single. Masturbation is very natural calls so there's no reason to oppose it.
The end of his career as Chief Medical Officer of Elders would trigger a reaction from a group of activists concerned about AIDS are supported sex toy company, Good Vibration. Since then, the group concurred with the Elders was set in May as Masturbation Month.
To memeperingati Masturbation Month, the activists do not hold special events in addition to the more vigorous campaigning for masturbation. Excerpted from the Examiner, Tuesday (03/04/2011), the purpose of this campaign is to remove the negative stigma that is always addressed in all forms of masturbation.
However according to the research, most people never masturbate. One of them reveals, 38 percent female and 61 percent of men had masturbated in the past year while 98 percent of all respondents had masturbated at least once in their lifetime.
A study in the Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy in 2007 mentions, masturbation can reduce the risk of prostate problems in men. In addition to improving immune system and prevent infection in the prostate gland, ejaculatory regularly also reduces the risk of prostate cancer.
Benefits of masturbation can also be obtained by women, among others, reduce the risk of infection of the reproductive organs as long as it done while maintaining cleanliness. Orgasm also routinely blood circulation, thereby preventing pelvic cramping and backache.
