Abstract
The objective of the submitted work was to map out a so far lesss examined sphere of masturbation behaviour of women living in Czech Republic. And examine a connection between certain aspects of masturbation and sexual behaviour in general.
The data have been collected with the help of a specially prepared questionnaire. The questionnaire has been shown on internet pages.
The data have been elaborated with the help of the Excel programme and the SPSS statistical programme. Our sample was 1339 women, who completed the whole questionnaire. 94.1% of women have experience with masturbation, 71.2% masturbate at least several times a month, a further 17.6 % masturbate at least several times a month. a further 17.6 several times a year.
About 5.3% masturbate less than once a year. Frequency of masturbation differs among women who either have or have no partnership relation as well as among women who have or have no experience with rape.
The frequencies of masturbation are negatively depending on their age. The average age of the first masturbation is 13 years.
Women more frequently attain an orgasm in the case of masturbation rather than in the event of intercourse. 75% of all women achieve it in the event of 100 percent of masturbation. Masturbation is carried out even by women who achieve no orgasm.
The most frequent form of masturbation is by a stimulating the clitoridal spheres with the figures of the hand. 65, 9% women at times use erotic material. Key words: Sexuality - women - sexual behaviour - masturbation.