Good news, ladies.

A new study suggests that a free, feel-good activity could help take the edge off menopause symptoms, including sleep struggles and mood swings.

That’s no small thing: about 85% of women experience symptoms during the so-called “change of life,” yet research shows many suffer in silence without ever getting relief.

In the study, researchers at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University surveyed 1,178 US women ages 40 to 65. About 23% were perimenopausal, and 56% were postmenopausal.

Participants were asked about their menopause experiences and how well different strategies worked to manage their symptoms, such as hormone therapy , supplements , diet, exercise and sexual pleasure.

Nearly 14% of perimenopausal women said they regularly used masturbation to ease

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