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Posted on: 08/31/2006
Question
Hi I want to know how do girls masturbate or even if they can because I'm just curious if they can see it as boys can. If girls can masturbate how do they do it, is it harmful to masturbate, can it cause problem?
Answer
Girls masturbate as well as boys, and the point of it is sexual pleasure. People find different things pleasurable so there is no "one way" to masturbate, and there is no damage caused by masturbation as long as you respect your body and are gentle.