ends on her sexual behavior in the days leading up to the encounter (Baker et al., 1993). The example in the article states that the amount of sperm retained from sexual encounter number one begins to slowly decline and the sperm retained from the second encounter is influenced by the amount of sperm remaining in her body from the first encounter. A woman is capable of halting the decline of the sperm count from the first encounter by initiating a "non-copulatory" orgasm (Baker et al., 1993). This orgasm achieved through masturbation allows the woman to, in a sense, reactivate her body's sensitivity to the sperm from the initial encounter. She has then denied even fewer sperm entrance or virility from the second encounter. This influence on retained sperm gives women the upper!
             hand at mastering the biological aspects of masturbation (Baker, 1993).
             The physical ramifications of masturbation have been the source of much debate between those that endorse its benefits of self-discovery and those that it as a sinful act that leads to promiscuity. Gagnon (1985) found that less than half of parents reported wanting their children to have a positive attitude towards
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