Self Prostate Massage Guide | How to Do It Yourself

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In this post, we take a look at how to safely carry out an internal and external Prostate Massage yourself.

Please read the paragraph Precautions and Risks in our post Prostate Massage | Goals, Health Benefits, and Risks before doing a Prostate Massage (on) yourself.

Table of contents:

Giving Yourself an Internal Prostate Massage

Performing an Internal Prostate Massage yourself (or with a partner doing it for you) can be carried out with the fingers or with an electronic or non-electronic prostate massager device.

The idea is to gently insert a finger (usually the index finger or the middle finger) or a prostate massage device into the anal canal and subsequently the rectum, and to get as close as possible to the prostate gland.

Apart from gentleness and proper hygiene, it’s advised to take some time to relax the anus before entering the rectum. This will avoid pain or unpleasant feelings when finally entering. Relaxation can be done by gently and in a circular way massaging the anus (rosebud) with plenty of suitable sexual lubricant, or for instance with castor oil, while softly already making entering movements.

An additional way to fully relax is to take a warm bath or sitz bath before starting, in order to relax not only the anus and perineum, but the complete abdominal and pelvic area. Emptying the bowels and the urinary bladder before the massage is also advised.

The position to be massaged in is ideally with the knees bent up, either in sitting or lying position. You may place a towel under you for cleanliness. Keep in mind that regardless of the type of Prostate Massage you choose it can take a while before you really fully enjoy it and/or notice the health and/or sexual benefits you’re aiming at.

Massaging the Prostate With a Finger

Start with gently circling the anus with the pad of the finger. As said, use plenty of lubricant. This can already give very pleasurable feelings due to the many nerve endings around the anus.

When the anus is relaxed, slowly increase pressure and let the finger slide in with the pad of the finger facing forward, that is, to the front of the body.

As you’re inside, relax, leave the finger where it is, and breathe calmly. When you’re ready, gently move on more inside. Squeezing and relaxing the anal sphincter muscles repeatedly can help to make this easier. Go further upward in the direction of the navel until you feel that the prostate is reached.

Note: on average, the prostate is located about 2 inches (5 cm) inside the body, which is past the short anal canal (which is about 3–4 cm long) and hence located into the lower portion of the rectum.

When you’ve reached the prostate, gently move your finger forwards and backwards and/or repeatedly press very gently on the prostate for a few seconds, and release. You can combine this with anal sphincter squeezes and Kegel exercises for more effect.

After a while, you may see some fluid coming out of the penis, although this is certainly not a must. Additionally, a penile erection may occur or not, but it’s of no importance if it does or doesn’t. After massaging the prostate five to ten minutes (or perhaps less if it’s the first time), gently take out your finger.

That’s it.

Massaging the Prostate With a Device

It’s generally thought that using prostate massage tools or devices can be safer than the fingers because of their maximum reach and because of hygiene.

Depending on the device (there are many options and variations) one can also access more contact points internally and simultaneously, and also at the same time externally with for instance the special perineum-pads that come with certain devices.

Other devices may be electronic and vibrate, or may be able to give more or less pressure, or vibrate faster. Generally, the use of devices gives results quicker and better (for instance, causing more prostatic fluid excretion).

Using a device goes much the same as using the fingers, notably in the beginning of the session, that is, the part of preparation, anal relaxation, body position, gentleness, breathing, etc.

After the device is inserted and the prostate is reached, you can use contraction and relaxation of the anal sphincter to let the prostate massager move up and down.

In any case, always read the manual of a specific device, both for safety and functional reasons. Every device is different as for design and function, and it goes too far here to describe in this post all the possible options prostate massagers come in these days.

Giving Yourself an External Prostate Massage

An External Prostate Massage can be carried out in three ways: by massaging the perineum (that is, massaging the external Male G-Spot i.e. P-Spot), by massaging the lower abdominal area (between the pubic bone and the navel), or by “massaging” the prostate through pelvic floor muscle exercises.

In the case of perineal and abdominal self-massage treatments, you’d typically use the fingers to apply the massage. Additionally, the perineum can be massaged using a prostate massager, whether electronic or manual.

A classic do-it-yourself External Prostate Massage applied over the abdomen is described in our post Taoist Male Deer Exercise. In fact, there are various types of abdominal self-massage treatments, some of those specifically targeting prostate function.

Mind, however, that the prostate cannot be massaged directly through the abdominal wall, because it’s located quite deep in the pelvic cavity, behind the pubic bone. Having said that, Abdominal Massage can be helpful though to relax the pelvic floor, reduce pressure on the prostate, and improve related nerve function and blood circulation necessary for prostate health.

At any rate, you may want to take a look on the Internet to find some examples of abdominal do-it-yourself massages for the prostate.

The previously mentioned Taoist Deer Exercise also uses deliberate pelvic floor exercises i.e., pelvic contractions to target the prostate.

To learn more about how pelvic work can aid the prostate you may want to read our post Pelvic Floor Bodywork and Prostate Health.

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