trade news Menstrubation study Shows Masturbation Helps Relieve Period Pain Half of the world’s population get their periods each month and most of them struggle with different painful side effects. Although these symptoms are common, they are hardly researched – like so many topics around women's health. The socalled Gender Health Gap describes this gap and shows that women have historically been neglected in medicine and research. In May 2020, Womanizer and Lunette launched the Menstrubation Study (Menstruation + Masturbation) – the first clinical study worldwide to find out whether masturbation can help ease or provide relief against period pain. The result: Yes, masturbation helps against period pain. The study was conducted in collaboration with Dr. Jones, a clinical psychologist and sex therapist. Almost 20,000 people who menstruate responded to the call for participation last May. The final study participants were selected through a randomised process. Over a period of six months, a total of 486 people who menstruate took part in the study. In the first month, the participants recorded the current status of their period pain in a questionnaire. For a following three months (test phase), they were asked to forego their traditional methods of pain control and to masturbate instead. Each month they recorded their symptoms in another questionnaire. The fifth month served as a control month in which they went back to using their usual tools. In the last month, a final survey took place.
Why do women experience period pain in the first place? Australian Certified Sex Coach, Georgia Grace, explains: "During menstruation, the uterus contracts spasmodically to shed the lining of the womb that built up over the month for a possible pregnancy. This causes cramps. The contractions of the uterus are also controlled by the hormone prostaglandin. This hormone is a pain messenger and is also involved in inflammation, for example. The higher the levels of prostaglandins, the stronger the period pain can be.” 90 percent recommend masturbation When asked whether masturbation or medication worked better for period pain, equal numbers favoured each method: 43 percent chose medication, 42 percent masturbation. The most common answers from the remaining 15 percent were: A mix of both3, heat, CBD (oil), sleep and exercise. A full 90 percent would recommend masturbation for pain relief and 85 percent plan to maintain their (new) masturbation routine after the study. Pain intensity and frequency demonstrably decreases - 70% of participants reported that regular masturbation impacted the intensity of their period pain Participants recorded both the intensity and frequency of their pain each month on a standardised 10-point scale. The results show that both parameters decreased noticeably over the course of the test phase. Remarkably, after the control month, the values were still lower than at the beginning of the test phase.
The average intensity in the initial survey was 6.7 points4, after the end of the test phase only 5.4. This corresponds to a decrease of 1.3 points. After the control month, this value was 5.9 and thus still 0.8 points below the initial value. The same effect was also visible in the frequency of period pain. On average, the score was 7.4 points at baseline5, but after the test phase the score decreased by 2.8 points and stood at 4.6. After the control month, the value was 6.7, which still corresponds to a decrease of 0.7 points.
pjur at China Adult-Care Expo in Shanghai At this year's China Adult-Care Expo (ADC), pjur exhibited with its own stand. With this appearance, pjur, a leading provider of premium intimate products, is underlining its claim to supply customers in the Asia-Pacific market with excellent customer service and products that have been specially developed for the market. “We are very proud that we can welcome customers at a trade fair again. pjur’s enhancement products have developed very well on the Chinese market. In addition to the pjur top 4
sellers, we will also show pjur ORIGINAL, pjur med REPAIR and pjur med NATURAL”, says Alexander Giebel, CEO & founder of the pjur group. Safety is also a top priority at this trade fair. Trade fair visitors must register online in advance and follow the safety measures on site. In addition, a mask must be worn and the safety distance must be maintained at all times. www.pjur.com
