I know this is a weird question but i’m really wondering if it is healthy or unhealthy. I know it help release sexual stress, but aside from that fact, is there any other pros or cons about it?
According to one recent study,
News item from a few months ago:
Of COURSE that got simulposted … we’re just VERY CONCERNED about the health of board, umm, members.
Any Dopers may correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I read something once where an M.D. columnist was asked this question, wherein he replied something to the effect of, “If you had the choice between not doing it at all or doing it all the time, I’d recommend you do it all the time.” Supposedly the fluids in semen help keep the vas deferens and urethra clean.
- Adam
Bah! Beaten to the punch again! :smack:
It depends on what you mean by healthy. I had to endure a safe sex lecture for teachers (that is, safe sex for students, not us) they pointed out that a lot of boys wack off without using lubrication. While, when done within reason, it might not casue any major damage, too much masturbation - especially without lubrication - might have the unintended effect of desensitizing your penis - and making it more difficult to get or maintain an erection with conventional intercourse. Which, I guess, would lead to highly insulted and pissed off partners and more chicken choking, and so on, and so on. I always wondered why my nerdy roommate would go through a bottle of hand lotion a week.
Is it healthy to masturbate?
I think my cousin’s training for the Olympics.
scr said it first:
Now how did their research manage to establish this?
I mean, where did they get their control group for comparison? 
Believe me, this can occur using lubrication, as well.
Just like anything, too much can be harmful.
Is this thread related to the Ed Zotti left-handed one?
Is it healthy? I’m 5’6", 130lbs and in great shape and I owe it all to masterbation! 
FUCK JOHN BASEDOW!!!
I’m not going to bother looking up a cite for this since I’m pretty sure I read it in an age old Penthouse, but one interesting theory I heard was that males are compelled to masturbate to help rid the body of aging sperm and make way for the “new guard”, so to speak. May not be true, but at least I didn’t make it up.
Well, just make sure you wash your hands before you do so if you’ve just been handling dead woodchucks…
Not if someone walks in unexpectedly and you have a heart attack.
Someone posted an interesting story about masturbating “downwards” and causing serious desenitizing of the penis (so much so that it actually causes injury).
Very interesting read, if anyone can find it.
Is it healthy?
My Popeye the Sailor Man forearms say yes
According to my girlfriend, who did a huge amount of sex research (and got it published), having sex 3-4 times per week can help your immune system. No mention was made of whether the buddy system was necessary.
If it’s unhealthy, I’ll gladly be less healthy.