An Orgasm A Day For A Month – What Does It Do To Your Sex Life?

You know the saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? Well, the same thing goes for orgasms. Several studies have been done that prove women who have an orgasm at least once a day are much happier, less stressed out, and even get a better night’s sleep. Here, one woman decided to put these facts to the test by challenging herself to give herself an orgasm a day, for one month straight. Fortunately, the results were far better thane expected.

Challenge. Lisa Fogarty writes via Marie Claire about the results of her month long challenge to try and give herself one orgasm a day. She’s always considered herself someone willing to try almost anything, so she welcomed this challenge with open arms.

Research. After doing research, Fogarty writes that she discovered having an orgasm a day was proven to improve a person’s sex life, reduce anxiety, etc. There was essentially, no downsides to trying it out. The only thing was, finding the time to do it. As a mother of two, it wasn’t going to be easy, but she was determined.

Schedule. "Given my situation, the first challenge I experienced when trying to have one orgasm a day was that I had to make it happen after the kids went to bed at 8 p.m. No matter how tired I felt or whether I would have rather been binge-watching Mr. Robot and nursing a glass of Kahlúa, I faithfully stuck to my schedule,” writes Fogarty, via Marie Claire.

Fantasies. But sticking it out proved to be one of the best decisions Fogarty would ever make. When she first started out, one of the things she had the most trouble with was trying to put herself in the mood by coming up with different scenarios in her head. But after a few days of trying, she had come up with multiple fantasies that she used to get off.

Scenarios. "The more I focused on those series of images, the more I opened myself up to including other tantalizing subplots. Before I knew it, I had about 10 sexy scenarios from which to choose before settling in and shooting for an orgasm,” writes Fogarty.

Intensity. During her challenge, Fogarty learned that the intensity of her orgasms varied based on what time of the month it was. She claims that the best orgasm she had throughout the entire challenge happened on the day before her period, and the ones she had during her period, although not as intense, helped relive her cramps.

Benefits. "I did not experience one millisecond of menstrual cramping the month I got myself off daily—a rarity—nor did I have one sleepless night. No matter what stress I encountered that day, it melted away the second I experienced orgasm. In fact, I was able to channel my anger one night into one of the most pleasurable orgasms I had this month, thus proving angry solo sex is a thing,” writes Fogarty.

Husband. The only time Fogarty ever had doubts about the challenge was when it came to telling her husband. Initially, she didn’t want to let him in on what she was up to because then he’d be curious to know why despite the fact that they had sex often, she still had to masturbate once a day.

Warm up. "But what I found was that having an orgasm on my own only made me feel more ready to have sex with him—like, minutes after. I found myself not wanting as much foreplay because I had already taken care of warming myself up—I just wanted to get to the main event. In a way, I was a lot more 'all business' about sex after masturbating,” writes Fogarty.

Sex. Essentially, masturbating before sex only made Fogarty more excited about sex and prepared her for an enjoyable night with her husband. As a result, Fogarty and her husband were having sex more often and felt an even deeper connection than ever before.

Expectations. "Sex became a thing I expected, and not a thing my husband and I both wanted but were sometimes too drained to experience. And frequent orgasms have now gone from an experiment to a health, wellness, and relationship necessity,” writes Fogarty.

The end. Fogarty managed to complete the entire month long experiment, but says that now she doesn’t continue to masturbate once a day due to the fact that it;s exhausting and finding the time to do it every day can be hard. However, she maintains she continues to give herself some self love at least four times a week, which is still pretty impressive.

Priority. "Now, I'm masturbating more than I was before—about four times a week—and I'm finding that's just enough to remind me that I should make being sexual a priority because it simply makes me feel happier and more relaxed,” writes Fogarty, via Marie Claire.

Success. All in all, the experiment only further proved what experts and studies have already proved— that having one orgasm a day really does improve your life significantly. Go ahead, give it a try and find out for yourself!

You. Do you find that masturbating often affects your life on a daily basis? Have you noticed any difference? Share your experiences with us!