Orgasms provides numerous health benefits according to most experts, but if you masterbate to reach orgasm and if you reach orgasm by meeting up with a provider, do you still achieve the same level of health benefits?

Dear SonnyS,

The answer is, it depends on what you consider "health benefits." Physiologically, when you are caressed and touched by another human being to whom you are remotely attracted, oxytocin and vasopressin are released - you won't get that from self-pleasuring to that same extent. Oxytocin is a neuropeptide, has a calming effect and makes people feel more affectionate - it's the "pup-licking" hormone, no pun intended.

Of course if you confine your construct to strictly orgasm, having it by yourself will provide the same beneficial release. It's good for men to ejaculate regularly to prevent prostate trouble, although ejaculation is not always the same as orgasm [see "dry orgasm," which has been discussed extensively on this board.]

Hope that helps,
The Love Goddess

Does attraction have to be on the physical state or can it also be on a mental state?
For someone young, how much ejaculation is considered regularly to prevent prostate trouble? And can having orgasm by actual sex prevent prostate trouble without having to ever ejaculate?

Nothing beats the high achieved by a great session with a real live woman. I've never even come close to that feeling if I go solo.

One more thing, do hand jobs have the same result as real sex?

But the gal might . . .

It's because with your hand it's just a few senses.

With a women there's all your senses.  Visuals, touch, smell, taste, everything.  It's also a psychological experience.... and your almost dancing with each other in bed.

Ahhhhh, a woman.  

Well, SonnyS,

Seeing that your biggest sex organ is between your ears and not between your legs...isn't all attraction "mental" on some level?

For "someone young," the amount of ejaculation doesn't matter that much in terms of prostate issues. It's for older guys 50 and up who are sliding into andropause that all this matters.

You do need to ejaculate to get the benefits of prostate protection,
The Love Goddess

In what sense, SonnyS?

From an ejaculatory perspective, it doesn't matter if the propulsion happens by hand, mouth or through vaginal contractions.

From a psychological perspective however, sex with a live person confers numerous ADDITIONAL benefits.

See what others have said, please,
The Love Goddess