# Is Frequent Masturbation Good For You (Especially Males)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 16, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266 "2005-11-16T04:46:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/21 "2005-11-16T15:32:57Z")
I’m 56, and my urologist told me I’ll have fewer prostate problems if I have at least 2 or 3 ejaculations a week. I gather that’s pretty standard advice from urologists. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/22 "2005-11-16T15:39:39Z")
> [@priapus](#): > > I believe masturbation is healthy.It’s just the looks I get on the bus… I love the username/post combination here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/23 "2005-11-16T15:44:16Z")
Don’t forget the benifits of developing a strong handshake. Gives a good impression in buisness meetings knowing when someone is a serious wanker. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/24 "2005-11-16T17:00:33Z")
I’m guaranteed to have the most healthy prostate of any 35yo male out there then! … But honey, it has nothing to do with how attractive you are… I’m just trying to protect my prostate health! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/25 "2005-11-16T18:04:43Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > I’m 56, and my urologist told me I’ll have fewer prostate problems if I have at least 2 or 3 ejaculations a week. [punchline]“Not bad for a priest in a small town, eh?” [/[punchline] Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/26 "2005-11-16T18:32:06Z")
Google “THE HISTORY OF MASTURBATION” Here are some examples anti-masturbation devices: > [@](#): > > 1. Simple Bondage-- For some, the simple answer was to tie the masturbators up and prevent them from touching themselves. > > 2. Leather-Jacket Corset-- A corset made out of leather and steel to be used by boys, was created by Dr. Fleck in 1831. It included a metal penis tube and “a steel band riveted to the shield permanently and attached to the body with an encircling steel band in such a manner that it cannot be removed and prevented access to the testicles.” The doctor once reported that “it closes with greatest accuracy, fits to perfection, and the boy wears it continuously without having succeeded even once in reaching his genitals or pulling the machine away from his body so as to produce friction on his genitals.” > > 3. Spike-lined Ring-- Created to prevent the nocturnal emissions and any display of nighttime sexuality, spike-lined penis rings were created in the 1950’s by doctors in Boston. > > 4. Spermatorrhea Bandage-- These devices kept the penis tightly bound, thus making it impossible to have an erection. > > 5. Stephenson Spermatic Truss-- Patented in 1876, this device placed the penis in a pouch, and then stretched and tied down between the legs, which made erection impossible. Stephenson changed his device slightly 21 years later, adding a metal hood under which the penis could move freely. Any erection would drive the penis against painful spikes. > > 6. Bowen Device-- This device was like a cup that was placed over the head of the penis and attached to pubic hair by chains and clips. When the wearer got an erection, the pubic hair would be plucked painfully and the wearer would have to respond. > > 7. The Cage-- The Handbook of Medicine in 1885 offered a metal cage that could be put around a boys genitals. It would allow erections, which weren’t seen as wrong, yet would prevent the boy from touching himself. > > 8. Dr. Moodie Apparatus for Boys-- Scotch physician John Moodie invented this truss-and-shield device in 1848. It included a penis tube with a slot on the side for the boy to push his penis out in order to urinate. > > 9. Penis-Cooling Devices-- These devices cooled an impending erection with either air or water; Frank Orth invented both types and patented them in 1893. He said that “the penis is inserted in the hole and between the levers so that if during the night an erection occurs, the dilatation of the penis spreads the levers, thus separating the jaws, and permitting the cold water to flow through the tube to the sack or envelope. The cold water… cools the organ of generation, so that the erection subsides and no discharge occurs.” > > 10. Sexual Armor-- A jacket with leather pants which supports a large piece of steel armor. Perforations in the armor allowed urine to escape, yet the bolted, padlocked trapdoor at the rear would have to be opened for other business… ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/27 "2005-11-16T18:58:31Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I always thought that “Deadly Sperm Buildup” was more a joke/myth. Maybe someday we’ll be admonishing our children “Junior, don’t forget to masturbate”. “Mom!” That’s what all those Fundamentalist Christians that hate masturbation need to do. Everyone knows that kids will always do the exact opposite of what you tell them, so if you tell them to go touch themselves… ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/28 "2005-11-16T19:36:06Z")
“Hi, this is vetbridge. I can’t take your call right now, as I am tending to my health. Please leave a message.”. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/29 "2005-11-16T20:17:21Z")
I’d answer you, but I don’t know how to post it in braille. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/30 "2005-11-16T20:20:57Z")
> [@butler1850](#): > > I’m guaranteed to have the most healthy prostate of any 35yo male out there then! Don’t count on it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/31 "2005-11-16T20:32:01Z")
R: Why do they call him “Machine Gun”? C: Claims he holds the international record for jerking off. R: When I was his age, I thought I held it. C: Well, we all held it. I think he holds it more. [/Lifeguard] ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/32 "2005-11-16T23:05:06Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Google “THE HISTORY OF MASTURBATION” > > Here are some examples anti-masturbation devices: OK, now…We’ve all seen goofy/macabre/outlandish inventions. Most never got very far. How widespread and/or popular were such Victorian penistraps? ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/33 "2005-11-16T23:17:14Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > That’s great, because I like both. Beat me to it! (heh, heh) > [@VCO3](#): > > (Although I’ve always had this unwarranted fear that jerking it would make my body think, on a purely biological level, that I was getting “too much” action [for the gene pool] and make it kill me off). Somehow I doubt your body would get too upset over you getting too much action. Unless you suffered some related consequence like an STD, of course. Then again, your body may just want more action in that case, so it can spread the disease, which it has probably by then been convinced is a Good Idea. > [@matt\_mcl](#): > > I think there probably is such a thing as excessive masturbation IME the biggest problem is that Mr. Friendly (no relation to Fred) likes to be in warm, wet places, and hands are not very good simulators of such. Back when I was, say, 12, I could probably hit it 15 times in a day and it would be pretty watery after about 9 or 10 times but would still be going strong. These days I can’t do it more than daily without getting dry and chafed. It’s even worse in a relatively dry climate, like the ones I’ve lived in the last 8 years. Of course, all that can be solved with a sufficient supply of hand lotion. > [@Stark Raven Mad](#): > > This? This is the vaginal vault? > [@Jane's gay date in Coupling (BBC)](#): > > I was the sperm standing in the back crying, “No! Don’t send me into that big, scary cave!” > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > “Deadly Sperm Buildup” Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/34 "2005-11-16T23:24:03Z")
What’s wrong with masturbation? There are times when I prefer it to sodomy. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/35 "2005-11-16T23:40:55Z")
> [@chaoticbear](#): > > That’s what all those Fundamentalist Christians that hate masturbation need to do. Everyone knows that kids will always do the exact opposite of what you tell them, so if you tell them to go touch themselves… Every Sperm is Sacred,Every Sperm is Great… ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/36 "2005-11-16T23:42:41Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > What’s wrong with masturbation? There are times when I prefer it to sodomy. Particulary since you need to double up for Sodomy. That requires coordinating schedules and everything, and well…liking sodomy(one of you, anyway). Masterbation is as simple as a trip to the toliet. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/37 "2005-11-17T00:10:26Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Is Frequent Masturbation Good For You (Especially Males)? Yes, yes, oh my god, yes! ---
**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/38 "2005-11-17T00:49:04Z")
I remember my Mother telling me “from the Bible - ‘It is better to cast thy seed into the belly of a whore than to cast it on the ground.’” She was deadset against masturbation. She also told me that it would make me blind. I can still see well and I am 76. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/39 "2005-11-17T01:42:17Z")
> [@](#): > > I remember my Mother telling me “from the Bible - ‘It is better to cast thy seed into the belly of a whore than to cast it on the ground.’” I didn’t know we had to pick. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266/40 "2005-11-17T01:44:15Z")
> [@robcaro](#): > > I remember my Mother telling me “from the Bible - ‘It is better to cast thy seed into the belly of a whore than to cast it on the ground.’” She was deadset against masturbation. She also told me that it would make me blind. I can still see well and I am 76. Was she advocating blowjobs or prostitution? Because I can’t imagine either one being “holier” that masterbation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266.md?page=3)