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I hear people worried about this TMS, then I saw a link around here about TMS. But I don't have time to read it and comprehend it and stuff.

Can anyone of ya'll explain to me in a comprehensible manner what it is?

Huh...what if I sleep face-down? Would that have the same effect?

The website is in a comprehensible manner, you're just too lazy.

"concise" explaination:
TMS is when you masturbate with pressire on your genitialia. It's bad because it usually makes you only able to orgasm in one position which is undesirable.

BUT if masturbating face down causes TMS, why doesn't dry humping in certain positions do it and why don't woman-on-top positions do it?

Yeah... I considered that also because I think I have TMS (I can't get off any other way than face-down and putting lots of pressure on) and the only time I've ever gotten off with my boyfriend was dry humping when I was on top (we've tried fingering, and oral and neither of those worked for me...)

Since I promised myself never to masterbate face-down again, I guess dry humping in that position is kinda cheating....

But then again, it's probably only a problem if that's the only way you orgasm. I don't think it's really how often you do it that makes a difference - I think it's if you get to the point where nothing else works that makes it a problem. So I guess just vary different ways so you don't get stuck in the rut like I am.

Has your friend had sex in multiple positions and successfully orgasmed?

And, Actually, Wikipedia has this listed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_Masturbatory_Syndrome

For you information, I've witnessed first hand what this syndrome can do. My boyfriend had a lot of problem orgasming during intercourse unless it was in one specific position.

TMS is not permitant. There are strategies to resverse the effect if caught early. I don't know about the impotency, however. Once you become impotant, you may need professional help.

Also, here are several other sites pertaining to the issue:


Answers.Com

Government Report

SomaZone

Partner Group Therapy

Jackin World FAQ

Dear Jane

I agree, but stating that the issue doesn't really exist is dangerous in a forum used by people who may not be as educated on an issue. Because I have experience, and had dealt with about 30 couples with similar problems, I believe that there is some truth to this syndrome. You have to remember that a syndrome is "a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality" It's not a disease and it's curable a lot of the time.

For example, most of the couples I've counseled who had the male have problems orgasming during any other position other than the missionary position, said that they -only- masturbated in the prone position and that they masturbated at least once a day. In my opinion, I think that TMS is evident when the males who masturbate in the prone position do it once a day or more and I think that it probably is a very certain way in the prone position. For example, about 16 men that I talked to masturbated with thier legs together, face down, and made pevic-thrusting motions, simulating the missionary position. Since they got used to that way of orgasming, they found it hard to orgasm in any other positions during sex.

The way my boyfriend got over it was abstaining from masturbation for a while, and then changing the way that he masturbated (ie. in different positions). He still masturbates the same amount, but with more variation as to not get used to only one way.

As for Wikipedia, it is one of the best resources out there as it is peer-evaluated and peer-edited. That means that people are constantly changing the definitions to make them more accurate and more defined. Many Universities suggest to use Wikipedia as a starting for any research paper.

I respect your opinion on the subject, but I think saying that such and such is fake or what-not, when that have been some proof, however minimal one may think, is dangerous in a place where people who are uneducated about topics come to learn. It's the same as stating that one race is always mean becuase that was your experience, as someone who has never encountered said race may take your word on it completely. This is why people state the facts on both sides as objectively as one can.