Error: This is required. Error: Not a valid value. It's not uncommon for a woman to never have experienced an orgasm during sexual activity. It is common for women not to have orgasms. This does not mean they do not have a satisfying sex life. Reaching an orgasm through sexual activity is a skill which needs to be learned.

Masturbation—or sexually pleasuring yourself—can bring a lot of good into your life. I like to refer to it [as being on the same level of importance] as eating, sleeping, and brushing our teeth. Think of this as a primer or reminder of why you should touch yourself, bust out a toy, or otherwise go after it in the way that delights you most.

Whether you're partnered up or flying solo, the most important relationship you have is with yourself. And you deserve love, pleasure, and all the feel-good, toe-curling, mind-blowing benefits of a rockin' sex life, no matter what your relationship status is. True self-love includes sexual satisfaction, and sometimes that means masturbation. Here's how often women should masturbate and why it's worth considering an ongoing self-pleasure practice.