Is Masturbating Once A Week Harmful?

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2015

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Question : I am 59 years old even now I am masturbating once in a week.any harm or is it usefull.i am married but having sex only occassionaly

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Masturbating once a week at your age is acceptable

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. Doing masturbation at your age once a week is acceptable for you.

2. Masturbation is a safe sexual activity and doing it once a week is fine but since you are married and also have sex occasionally.

3. There is no physical problem with masturbating once a week, it gives you pleasure.

4. It is your personal choice and also is useful to let out your sexual tension and might protect your prostate.

5. The only thing is you should not deny sex to your wife and do only masturbation. If you do masturbation once a week and also have sex with your wife then there is no problem.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (34 hours later)

Only thing is that my wife is not interested in sex as in past.we used to have only occasional sex . Almost no sex for the past one year.she is 54 yrs old and we have 2 children. So does the matsturbation harm my body and sexual activity which is not that satisfying ad earlier days?madturbation statrted from the childhood itself

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Masturbation is a healthy activity if done in limit

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing back with an update.

1. Masturbation is a healthy activity for you if you do it 2 to 3 times a week.

2. Please do it slowly and gently. Masturbation does not harm your body.

3. You might convince your wife to have sex with you occasionally about once a month to keep both of you happy.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E