is masturbating bad for your skin?
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No, absolutely!\nOtherwise we all should have skin problem even!\nOn the contrary, scientists says that a regular sexual life (mastu*bation too) helps the reproductive system to keep healthy and increase the performance (desire) too.\nSo, don’t worry, mastu*bation is a natural act, and with the age and stable relations, decreases till vanish.
1160601
Well, consider this: a man loses a third of his RDA of zinc with every ejaculation.  Zinc deficiency can lead to lowered testosterone and irritability.  Also, on a psychological level, too much masturbation can isolate you socially, both because you spend too much time alone and because you can become known as that guy who jerks off all the time.  \n\nAt the same time, masturbation makes you less likely to get prostate cancer and allows you to be more comfortable with your sexuality and body in general.  Just keep it to a reasonable level and you'll be fine.
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It has no effect on your eyesight whatsoever.  That particular myth was started in the days before medical research was done... well, scientifically, to be honest.  Everything from birth defects to syphilis to blindness and hairy palms have been ascribed to masturbation, and none of it whatsoever is true.  About a century's worth of research on the subject consistently shows there to be no deleterious effects whatsoever to masturbation except, of course, for slightly lowered sperm counts and seminal volume due to increased ejaculatory frequency... and that's only really important if you're trying to conceive a child, and curable by simply spending a day or two not engaging in sexual stimulation.\n\nThe rest of the "harmful effects" were just something the physicians of the time decided to start saying because they were prejudiced against the behavior (remember, these are the same doctors who said a woman's uterus had to be regularly bathed in male fluids or it would shrivel up and fall out... not the most learned or objective of people).
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No it is  not at all harmful. Why three times a week you can even do it thrice a day, if you can. See the benifits of Masterbatation -\n\nMasturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, usually to the point of orgasm. It can refer to excitation either by oneself or by another. It is part of a larger set of activities known as autoeroticism which also includes the use of sex toys and non-genital stimulation. There are also masturbation machines used to simulate intercourse. Masturbation and sexual intercourse are the two most common sexual practices, but they are not mutually exclusive. Some people are able to achieve orgasm only through masturbation and not sexual intercourse.\n\nBenefits\nIt is held in many mental health circles that masturbation can relieve depression and lead to a higher sense of self-worth (Hurlbert & Whittaker, 1991). Masturbation can also be particularly useful in relationships where one partner wants more sex than the other — in which case masturbation provides a balancing effect and thus a more harmonious relationship.\n\nOn July 16, 2003, an Australian research team led by Graham Giles of The Cancer Council published a medical study [2] which concluded that frequent masturbation by males may help prevent the development of prostate cancer. The study also indicated that this would be more helpful than ejaculation through sexual intercourse because intercourse can transmit diseases that may increase the risk of cancer instead.\n\nMasturbation is also seen as a sexual technique that protects individuals from the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS. Support for such a view, and for making it part of the American sex education curriculum led to the dismissal of US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders during the Clinton administration.\n\nSome people actually consider masturbation as a cardiovascular workout.[10] And while doctors have no proof of this actually being true, those suffering from cardiovascular disorders (particularly those recovering from myocardial infarction, or heart attacks) should resume physical activity (including sexual intercourse and masturbation) gradually and with the frequency and rigor in which their physical status will allow. Some doctors will advise those recovering from heart attacks to resume sexual activity (solitary or with a partner) when one is able to climb two flights of stairs without experiencing shortness of breath or chest pain-
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Masturbation would not cause hair loss.  If you are experiencing this please see your doctor for an exam and testing to determine what is causing this.
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Masturbation is good for you.  It relieves stress and tension and it makes you feel good,  It helps you to figure out what really gets you off, what kind of touches, strokes, which in turn will help your boyfriends, husband....you can guide them to make you feel right.  The fact that is is bad, is an old stupid catholic thing, and I think the sin was making so many people feel that is was wrong.  What does it hurt?  Nothing, it only helps.  Not to mention the fact that a woman masturbating.....is totally HOT, and a MAJOR erotic turn on.
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Check with your doctor, first and foremost. Then maybe change the way you masturbate. You could be causing harm to your body.
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Masturbating may protect against prostate cancer\n\nIt will make you go blind. It will make your palms grow hairy. Such myths about masturbation are largely a thing of the past. But the latest research has even better news for young men: frequent self-pleasuring could protect against the most common kind of cancer.\n\nA team in Australia led by Graham Giles of The Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne asked 1079 men with prostate cancer to fill in a questionnaire detailing their sexual habits, and compared their responses with those of 1259 healthy men of the same age. The team concludes that the more men ejaculate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to develop prostate cancer.\n\nSee rest of article at link below
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I think the experts say that masturbation is indeed healthy in the absence of real sex.  It relieves stress and promotes healthy endorphons to be released in your system.\nHow much is too much?  No idea on that one, but I would say that if you are doing it all the time and not having sex, it might be a problem.\nIt should be supplementary to intercourse, not exclusive.
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In general, it is not harmful. There is nothing physically damaging about masterbating. Its not going to make you sterile, or use up your sperm, or anything like that.\n\nIf masterbation becomes compulsive, you are spending a lot of time masterbating that you should be spending on other life activities, or if you masterbate at the expense of interpersonal relationships then it can be harmful to you socially or emotionally.
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Masturbation is normal, healthy and fun! Your body will tell you when you are doing it too much. Unless you are obsessed with it and it's keeping you from doing other things (which is VERY unlikely!), enjoy it! Forget all that nonsense about side effects. There aren't any! To the contrary, there is more and more evidence it is good for your mental and physical health, especially as you get older. I've been doing it for over 50 years (really!) and I ain't blind yet. Enjoy (at any age!)
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Seriously, I know I answered your other question on this topic with a joke, but there are no known harmful side effects of masturbation. Here's a link that will provide you with reassurance that masturbation is a healthy and normal human reaction. It will tell you the who, what, when, where, why and how's of masturbation.\nhttp://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/masturbation.html
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No, nothing at all.  As a matter of fact, it is healthy.  One side note also.  Masturbation has been proven to enlarge the penis 10-15% from it's original size over time if you masturbate at least 4-5 times per week.  The penis is simply a muscle and working that muscle out will enlarge it over time.
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It is very healthy to masturbate, for shure.'It is good for your bloodstream, for your prostate (if you are a man), for your skin and hair, and for stressrelieving and many many things more. \n\nBut that doesn't mean it is unhealthy to not masturbate. It is just healthier to do it.\nYou won't die if you don't do it. Follow your instincts. If you never have the urge, don't force yourself.
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There are absolutely no side effects to masturbation. In fact, it is said that masturbation can be good for you as prevention for prostate cancer. See link 1. Some people think masturbation is wrong or sinful, although this is not at all the case (link 2 can help with that).\nMasturbation is a natural form of sexual release. A lot of the stories about "side effects" and people going on about how "bad" it is came from the era of a man named John Harvey Kellog, the man who also made cornflakes. He ranted about how he could 'tell' if a man masturbated, etc. If you read through the list of "symptoms" (link 3), you'll see how ridiculous this is. \nAlthough I am totally against stopping masturbating, which causes great sexual tension and is unhealthy, I do want to answer your question completely, so link 4 will take you to some ideas to help you get away from it.
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Please do!  Masturbation is  a wonderful  tool for your own sexual health.  You will be surprised to find out how differently sex with someone else feels after you have masturbated, and have a different understanding of your  own body.  Be creative with yourself, fall in love with YOU first!!!!
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masturbation has nothing what so ever to do with your spots, find proactive solution on line and order some. it will help with your acne and the redness will fade from the old marks, and just enjoy your masturbation, at least its free.