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Is Masturbation A Healthy Habit?

Hi, I was searching about masturbation on the internet. I realized that there are different answers about this subject. I'm not a religious person and I want to know from a doctor point of view, is this activity good or bad for a person health?(I'm a man and I'm 22 years old).
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Mike
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM. Masturbation is natural male tendency to overcome desire of sex. There is nothing wrong about it. And if you don't masturbate, it has to come out inthe firm of " night fall ".
So you are not harming your body by Masturbation.
As a rule any activity in excess than normal can cause harm. Same implies with Masturbation.
So avoid excessive Masturbation. Besides this, there are no drawbacks of Masturbation.
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Is Masturbation A Healthy Habit?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Masturbation is natural male tendency to overcome desire of sex. There is nothing wrong about it. And if you don t masturbate, it has to come out inthe firm of night fall . So you are not harming your body by Masturbation. As a rule any activity in excess than normal can cause harm. Same implies with Masturbation. So avoid excessive Masturbation. Besides this, there are no drawbacks of Masturbation.