“It is proven that orgasm can relieve pain. There are studies in which women who have masturbated have been reviewed, and they report how, for example, menstrual pain decreases, as well as pelvic pain and the intensity of migraine up to 50 percent,” María Antonieta García Ramos, a sexual psychotherapist, assured the aforementioned medium.
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Endocrinologist Carlos Beyer-Flores, director and researcher at the Animal Reproduction Research Center, explained that genital analgesia is produced through stimulation of the male or female genitalia. In addition, it has a quite powerful action, since its analgesic effect is compared to morphine.
In addition, they clarify that the orgasm is not an anesthetic, but an analgesic, so while it happens, people receive pleasant sensations.
