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Melissa Farley, Founding Director of the Prostitution Research and Education, opposes the act of prostitution because of its negative effect on sex workers’ mental health. This concern, however, is not supported by many studies as they have found that sex work and increased adult psychiatric morbidity are inevitably associated. One particular research that conducted by Sarah Romans, the author of “The Mental and Physical Health of Female Sex Workers: A Comparative Study,” found that female prostitutes still had “adequate relationships with partners, friends and work colleagues” and that “there were no differences in mental health… or in self-esteem between [a sex worker and a normal person]” (Romans et al). This suggests that working as a prostitute does…show more content… In fact, prostitution is reported to increase levels of satisfaction. A survey in a 2007 study showed that male prostitutes had a higher self-esteem, self-image and self-confidence as the work they do gave them a sense of personal worth (Bass). This piece of evidence shows that not only prostitution does not have a negative impact on the mental health, it can help prostitutes, especially male, enhance their confidence and self-esteem. Furthermore, sex workers might also be helpful in improving their clients’ health conditions. Ryan, a male prostitute in Australia where prostitution is legal, shares that he has helped a female client, who had a problem with vaginismus, an involuntary tightening of the vaginal muscles that makes any kind of penetration extremely painful, and was referred to him by her sex therapist, overcome her problem (Evans et al). This proves that depending on the use, sex work can be beneficial for both prostitutes and their clients. In this case, Ryan get to make the money while his client is fully recovered from vaginismus. This also shows that legalizing prostitution might also help people, who have similar conditions, legally use sex
