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What Is Edging: Orgasm Control Tips And Sexual Benefits

Learn How To Edge So You Can Control Your Orgasm. Tips To Get Closer And Better In Bed. Last Longer. More Pleasure And Technique For Premature Ejaculation.
Shahrokh Shariat, MD
Senior Editor & Writer

Prof. Shariat has published over 1400 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2014 he received the Matula Award from the European Society of Urology (EAU), and in 2017 the Gold Cystoscope Award from the American Society of Urology, probably the most important urologist award worldwide.

Edging is a great sexual activity to include in your penis workout routine as solo sex or a sexual encounter as partnered sex even. It can help improve your penis and sexual performance in three ways – by helping build up your stamina, enhancing your hardness, and also by helping you to enlarge the size of your penis.

Edging at its most basic is a type of masturbation where you stop before you ejaculate with orgasm denial, and then take a pause before resuming masturbation. You go until you are “on the edge” and then stop.

This can help prevent premature ejaculation by building up stamina and also help people who suffer from erectile dysfunction.

Edging helps increase the amount of blood that can flow into your penis over time which can contribute to improving your average penis size as the more blood in your penis the stronger and bigger your erection and more explosive orgasm.

Edging – What Is It?

Edging, surfing, ballooning, or peaking is simply masturbation where you build up sexual arousal and stop just before you are about to cum. This can be done either by yourself or with someone else. Once you get good at it, you can also edge while having penetrative sex, slowing down when you get closer to ejaculating until the urge goes away and then carrying on.

As you edge more, you will begin to understand when you are getting close to orgasm, and after practice, you will be able to control your orgasms much better. The longer you leave it before you release, the more intense orgasm you will experience because the sexual energy from the stimulation and sexual tension builds up over time.

How can edging help with premature ejaculation?

As you edge and get close and then stop, you are giving your brain training on how to be in control of how and when you ejaculate. As you practice more, you’ll understand when you’re about to cum and how to stop yourself from ejaculating prematurely.

You’ll know when you need to change position, pause, or slow down during sexual intercourse or oral sex to help prevent you from finishing when you don’t want to. Getting used to lots of sexual stimulation will also contribute to desensitizing you a bit so you won’t want to orgasm the moment you start. Both you and your women will enjoy this sexual experience and achieve a stronger orgasm.

How can edging help you with erectile dysfunction?

Edging is a great exercise for your penis, which is a smooth muscle. While you’re edging you’re maintaining a peak erection for extended periods which can help you have a harder penis over time.

For many men, maintaining an erection is hard because they have lost confidence. By practicing edging, you know that not only can you achieve an erection but that you are fully in control of what you are doing. This confidence can help relieve you from anxiety and allow you to take back control of your sexuality and enjoy great sex life.

How can edging help enlarge your penis?

Just doing edging as your only exercise probably won’t enable you to see many gains in your penis size, and it works best when combined with other activities such as stretching and jelqing programs.

Edging can help the process started by the other exercises by encouraging your shaft to lengthen and increase the amount of blood flowing to your penis.

By keeping your penis hard for longer than you normally would you stretch the shaft and by keeping lots of blood coming into your penis you encourage it to heal the small tears you are creating in the muscle.

As this heals, you are left with more girth and length. Ballooning, which is a more advanced version of edging, can help achieve significant growth even without the other exercises.

The five steps of edging

  • Privacy and time – Edging takes time and privacy so the best way to do it is to find time in your schedule when you won’t be disturbed.
  • A good lubricant is necessary because you’ll be going for some time. Lubricants such as KY Jelly may dry out too quickly and need re-application before you’ve finished.
  • Start masturbating – Stroke from the base and move slowly upwards. Unless you’re in complete control or are ready to orgasm, you might want to avoid some of the more sensitive parts such as the head or the frenulum.
  • Get close to the point of no return – Every time you get close to ejaculating you want to ease back towards the base, keeping slow and steady at first.
  • At the point of no return – Since going beyond this point means you’ll ejaculate you need to stop masturbating for a few seconds until the urge leaves. While you’re pausing, take some deep breaths to help stay calm.

More tips

  • Accidental ejaculationThis will happen occasionally and is all part of the experience and shouldn’t dishearten you. As you practice more, you’ll be able to get closer to climax with heightened sexual pleasure without actually doing it.
  • Don’t last long?If masturbation for you only lasts a few seconds before you feel the urge to ejaculate you might find it easiest to allow yourself to orgasm once, then start the edging technique afterward.
  • Try a Male Sex toySex toys for men are getting more and more sophisticated. Try one to enhance your edging experience. Some are marketed as sexual stamina training units.
  • Dry orgasms After months of sexual practice, you might achieve what is called a dry orgasm – where you have an orgasm without ejaculating which can be an entirely different but still very pleasurable experience and allow you to progress to achieving multiple orgasms.

To summarize, edging can be an excellent tool and also great fun. The idea is simple, and anyone can give it a go – and see improvements in overall sexual health, a sexual technique such as better control and stamina, and a more powerful orgasm as a result. The idea is simple, and anyone can give it a go – and see improvements in their control and stamina as a result.

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Our mission at Body Freedom relies on support from readers like you. We fairly compensate our expert writers and conduct thorough product evaluations monthly, incurring significant costs. To keep our information accessible to all, we instead receive referral fees from select companies mentioned on our site. Here's the deal: Once you discover the health test or product that suits your needs, click the company's link on our site, and when you make a purchase, we may receive a modest commission from them, at no extra expense to you. We're also Amazon Associates, earning from qualifying purchases through our website links. Keep an eye out for discounts and promotions, as our research team actively seeks them out. While we can't guarantee lower prices every time, we assure you they'll never be higher.

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