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Some people say masturbation is good for you and other say it's bad, so what are the facts?

I've heard both and I don't know which one to lean for here, anyone got actual valid information?
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  • I'm going to say it's a balance. Anything in excess might not be all that good.

    Science side of it: Testosterone will surge during masturbation and then drop off, post-nut clarity I guess. Going without will see a rise in test, but then it will drop off in excess as well. So a guy that gets the snip so they shoot blanks do see a rise in test short term, but I'd like to see a study on the long-term effects... because every dude I've known that had the procedure done started looking and looking/acting like fat effeminate men after a few years.

    Personal: I watch porn while I lift weights, but the massive boner goes away during a set, and then it's right back during rest. I sort of ride this pattern and take it out on the wife. I can control my desire to nut too early by physically exerting myself. If it builds up though where my 41 year old ass thinks about banging more than the teenage me, it's best to just pop one off instead of starting to hit on every woman I come across.

    I would just suggest it's alright, probably needed, but not in excess. If a dude can't find anything to do other than jerk off all day... they need a job, a hobby, anything. There's a saying.. something about the devil and idle hands.

    Now I end up in situations where my wife will get deployed and I'm stuck alone for 6 -12 months. I'll push it until I'm leaking on myself in public or during sleep and that's when I'll give myself some self-care just so I can act normal... well... as normal as a really horny guy can. I believe this has finally come to an end because she's looking at shore duty and then retirement.

    TL:DR - Too much of anything is bad, not enough can also be bad. Like I told my teenager living in my 1 bathroom apartment... if it takes you more than a minute to get it done, you didn't really 'need' to do it.

    • I'll read this when I catch up on sleep lol

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  • If we take religious issues out of the picture the medical consensus is that masturbation is normal and healthy for both genders. For both sexes it allows release of tension and sexual frustration, and serves (mostly for men) as a healthy and natural sleep medicine. It helps both genders better with understanding their own sexuality and pleasure which in turns allows them to have better sex with a partner.

    For men specific, a) you cannot run out of semen, there’s always more and new the next day and b) there are some studies showing a link between lower occurrence of prostate cancer with men that masturbate at least a couple of times per week.

    For both, excessive and obsessive masturbation up to the point that you’re blocked from partaking in normal social events seems to be bad, but more from a psychological point of view than physical.

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  • The only time masturbation would be bad for you is, like anything else, you do it too much. To the point of, you're obsessive, or you don't do anything else. You're masturbation addicted.

    But masturbation isn't bad for you. It's simply a tension relief and self-gratification when you don't have a sexual partner.

    However, for a long time religious groups and churches thought masturbation was bad because it was sex that didn't create children. And you know religions and churches have never been on the side of sex when someone wanted to have it; whether it was alone or with anyone else...

    • Well in my beliefs it doesn't really speak of masturbation itself, it's more of the lustful thoughts you feed into when masturbating but I feel like as long as you aren't involving someone else, the effects aren't really effective you know?

  • When you're in a relationship I think masturbation is only good in moderation, once in a while, not every day. I noticed masturbation often kills my libido when engaging in sexual activities with my husband so I rather abstain from masturbation or do it once in a blue moon only.

    • I see, fair enough

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  • if a guy wanna to much his cock ends up sore or get blue balls

    • Yea I know that, is that bad health wise? Lol

    • not if you do it to much a good wank can help a guy let it out when he's alone unless he's a slut bucket like ma ex and has plenty a birds tae empty it in but i use to love watching him wank and cum over whatsapp when we use to both masturbate over each other in a whatsapp video call but yeah a would say it was healthy but just dont do it to much

    • Alright fair enough Chevy thank you, I'll try to keep it under control

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  • It has a role to play in the life of a man, especially in childhood and early adolescence where it is the only option.

    Later it depends. It enables a man to keep calm enough to do things like study for exams or perform in his job. On the other hand it distracts from the task of finding a woman. It will be best to do it sparingly so that his natural desire is not weakened too much.

    In a relationship it is best to spend your sexual energy only with your woman given that a man has natural limits not shared by women. However, if this is too much for her then occasional masturbation can get back the right balance.

    • It's good for women too.

    • @slatyb - No doubt about that, but the asker is a man. In addition I could not know this first hand. It is customary for women to say that they discovered masturbation only in puberty or even later, but a fair share may discover it earlier in their childhood as well, just like boys. For women the aspect of "wasting their energy" does not apply the same way, that's for sure, so no specific restraint may be needed. On the other hand a woman cannot use masturbation as effectively to temporarily suppress her sex drive when she is busy. The whole dynamics is quite different.

  • Masturbation is normal, healthy, safe and it feels wonderful! As u know over 90% of guys jerk off frequently but most will never admit it!

  • The medical consensus is that it's normal and healthy.

    • No nothing good or bad?

    • Regular ejaculati9n is good for prostate health. It's also good for mental health. Clears the mind of sexual pressure for a bit.

    • True that

  • according to bible, for a male, it is a sin, but still sometimes it is appropriate so consult a real doctor about the Australian study that claimed "after age 20 beneficial to drain male pipe, at least 20 days per month" once each of those days.

  • I think the problem is that especially for men is that it engulfs their entire life and leads to actual sex problems

    • Really? I didn't know that, that sucks

    • Of course you didn't know that, because it's not true.

    • Lol.

  • For men, occasional masturbation has been shown to lower the probability of prostate cancer, which is good. If masturbation becomes addictive, or totally replaces intimacy with a partner, that is bad.

    • Really? 🤔

  • its good for you scientifically but just dont over do it. if you find yourself masturbating for hours every day and not being able to ever go without it then its bad

    • Yep, doing too much of anything isn't good 💯

  • I think it’s good lol

    • Wow crazy knowledge right there (sarcasm) 😂

    • Ahaha

  • Scientifically it has no bad effects...
    Its good effects include helping avoid prostate cancer and a good sleep (if you do before sleeping maybe)

    The theories about masturbation decreasing testosterone have no valid proof, since testosterone levels come back to normal after a few minutes

    However it's bad if you are addicted
    If you have class/work next morning and you are fapping to porn till 3 or 4 at night, it's of course not good for health...

    • So it does have benefits, cause I've been hearing different things on the internet smh

  • The fact is that it helps prevent prostate cancer.

  • It is more sad than bad.

    • Why you bully me? 😂

    • Unrelated, do you have a busy road in front of your house?

  • Fact is it feels so good, that it's a bit like a drug. What do you think why we can do it? 😉

  • It's normal and good for you. Don't believe the no fap pseudoscience.

  • All things in moderation

  • It’s healthy actually, do some research and you’ll find out there is nothing bad about it unless it interferes with everyday activities from too much of it or friction burns otherwise no bad things about it

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