Direct genital manipulation is rare a manifestation of childhood gratification behaviour below 5 years of age: A case series

Authors

  • Biswajit Biswas Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-3098
  • Sumanta Laha Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
  • Archan Sil Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
  • Mousumi Das Clinical Tutor, Department of Physiotherapy, Burdwan Institute of Medical and Life Sciences, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
  • Shibnath Mondal Senior Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
  • Raveesh Kumar Senior Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
  • Priyanka Biswas Senior Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
  • Santi Sarkar Senior Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v11i5.29440

Keywords:

Childhood masturbation, self-gratification behaviour, children

Abstract

Childhood masturbation/self-gratification behaviour means self-stimulation of the genitals by an immature child. Literature on this topic is scarce and scattered. Though most of the paediatricians seem to know about this entity, precise knowledge on spectrum of different behavioural patterns these children may show is lacking. Masturbatory activity in infants and young children is difficult to recognise because it often does not involve manual stimulation of the genitalia at all. We hereby report a series of 3 cases of childhood masturbation where direct genital manipulation, a very rare manifestation, was evident during gratification spells.

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Published

2020-09-01

How to Cite

Biswas, B., Laha, S., Sil, A., Das, M., Mondal, S., Kumar, R., Biswas, P., & Sarkar, S. (2020). Direct genital manipulation is rare a manifestation of childhood gratification behaviour below 5 years of age: A case series. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 11(5), 108–111. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v11i5.29440

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 5 (2020)

Section

Case Series

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