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How often is it normal for males to masturbate?

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Updated April 05, 2010

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Question: How often is it normal for males to masturbate?
Answer: It is difficult to get accurate information about males and masturbation. The expression of sexuality through masturbation differs through countries and cultures. In the West it has been estimated that about 98% of men have masturbated at some time in their lives. We don't know what happened to the other 2%.

On a day-to-day, or week-to-week basis, we know that teens and younger men do tend to masturbate more often than middle-aged or elderly men.

The range of what is considered to be 'normal' does vary. On average, masturbating two or three times a week is certainly seen as normal, but teens may masturbate 2-3 times a day.

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