Scientific studies indicated that 8 or 9 out of 10 females indulged in self stimulation of their erotic body zones. Some may not admit to it as a public thing but is turns out to be an "in" thing for a great number of women. This includes married women as well. Masturbation may refer to willing self stimulation of one owns genital area or other pleasure sense producing (erogenous) zones of the body, which results in sexual pleasure. A woman's hands are used to stimulate and arouse the sexual organs or pleasure spots of her body that may result in an orgasm or two. Males may do this by petting or caressing their penis with their hands or touch the other erogenous zones like their balls or stroking their members (shafts) during a bath, or rubbing their shafts while imagining something or fantasizing in bed.   As men get sexual release so do women.

A woman is able to have sexual tension relief and sexual release by stimulating by clit without putting fingers or anything else into her vagina.  Self stimulation enlarges the clit, which has a lot of nerve supply (richly innervated). This leads to increased blood flow causing sex organs – clit- to relax. This flow increase is due to dilation of blood (VASODILATION) vessels in the clit and vaginal walls. Medicines prescribed for females having arousal or orgasm difficulty essentially improve blood flow in these areas. Self stimulation enlarges the clit, which is the organ in a woman's sex anatomy with nerve endings (most highly innervated). This is most responsive to self stimulation (fingering, finger stroking) with a high blood flow. In this aspect it is similar to man's penis head, which is also richly supplied with nerves.  Self stimulation by a woman leads to increased blood flow causing sex organs – clit- to relax. This striking increase in blood flow is owing to increased production of a gas (known as nitric oxide or NO, formed in body cells from an amino acid present in body proteins known as L-arginine, which is derived from food proteins).  Medicines supposed to improve sexual arousal and correct erectile dysfunction (ED) in both women and men are considered to significantly improve blood flow, primarily by the above biological mechanism (owing to increased production of a gas known as nitric oxide or NO).  It is the same with as erection improvement in a man's sex rod with medicines such as Viagra. Clitoral stimulation is potentially capable of making a woman cum without penis penetration or sexual intercourse.

 Clitoris is the only organ designed for sexual pleasure. In fact, providing its owner with sexual pleasure is the organ's only known function, and the clit is the only organ in either sex with pleasure as its sole function. It has nothing to do with getting pregnant, with menstruation, or with urination. It is most highly innervated and is a repository of pleasure and delight. When a woman becomes sexually aroused, both the glans and the shaft of the clit fill with blood and increase in size.  Females are able to accomplish sexual self stimulation almost anytime and anywhere, in the bathtub or shower, using the warm running water to stimulate the clitoris; this is a favorite spot for a lot of women. Lying face down on the floor or bed, one may straddle a small not so soft pillow, the corner or edge of the bed or a chair, some women scrunched-up clothing and rub their vulva and clit back and forth against it. Some women chooses to stand up, the corner of an item of furniture works well, but can be used to stimulate the clitoris through the labia and clothing. All this is done with no fingering at all.  

Finger stimulation of your clitoris by gentle finger massaging, could help a woman with sexual release and tension relief and satisfaction without an object in your vaginal canal. Reward is you avoid sex with a man and yet a woman is potentially able to have sexual release.  It is not a good idea to put objects like carrot, raw banana or mechanical devices into the vagina.  This act is trying to make a simulation of sex play; the object here serves the purpose of a man's penis. When this act of inserting objects into sex canal becomes a regular and constant, day in and day out habit it leads to feelings of anxiety, guilt, low self esteem, or self condemnation; damage, bruising of the genital organs can occur, particularly if they are handled roughly during the act or if there is not enough lubrication. These can cause a lot of pain and can lead to serious infection if contaminated by germs.  A person develops a feeling of guilt of doing something undesirable in view of cultural taboo and society held beliefs on sexual behavior and practices.  If a person constantly thinks of this act and nothing else or if the person's whole existence revolves around this act there is something harmful. Once obsessed, a person could become slave to the habit, which could be devastating.   Key question: In the grand scheme of things in the universe, can one indulge in this act with complete control? Has one the judgment to use it for tension release or tension relief by gentle caressing with fingers, etc. and not perform drastic acts of masturbation, as understood, by putting strange and harmful objects?