Woman (and men) find many benefits from masturbating beyond the ability to gain sexual pleasure (the Orgasm.) Here are a few other benefits:

• Masturbation can help relieve stress
• Masturbation can relieve menstrual cramps
• Masturbation can help reduce insomnia
• Masturbation can stimulate the immune system to help build up resistance to common infections
• Masturbation can release mood elevating hormones
• Masturbation can reduce embarrassing spontaneous erections for teen males
• Masturbation can reduce the number of unwanted wet dreams for young men
• Masturbation is a good alternative where getting pregnant or acquiring a disease is a concern