Dragonflymagic answered Wednesday July 3 2013, 2:27 pm: Did you read this or hear it somewhere? No matter what you have heard or who has said it, mankind is full of lots of fears or sometimes religious doctrines or biases that cause these crazy notions to get passed along from generation to generation.
It is not harmful, in fact it is very healthy.
Having orgasms is a great stress reducer for both men and women. Not just because you are relieving the stress of sexual tension but the stress from whatever else is going on, tests at school, work related stress, financial problem stress, etc.
Before being in a loving sexual relationship, and in between relationships, masturbation is a good way to keep up ones ability to get erect. It keeps the libido going. Maybe it's not too much a concern when you are young but as you get a bit older even starting late 20's into 30's, its important to keeping masturbating to have orgasms because if you don't use it, you lose it. Maybe not a total loss but performance will slowly decline for men who had large amounts of time, years between relationships with hardly any masturbation at all. While women can do this gap of time and go into a hibernation mode where her libido seems gone...if she meets the right man, he can easily re-awaken her sexually and with a little time and energy she's right back to being as orgasmic or more so than a young female. It's not the same for guys. So knowing the health reasons for this, don't let your thoughts ever make you feel guilty for masturbation. It is a vital part of your mental and sexual health. [ Dragonflymagic's advice column | Ask Dragonflymagic A Question ]
adviceman49 answered Tuesday July 2 2013, 8:51 am: Short answer is No. It is actually good for you as it relieves the sexual tension you build up. Masturbation, with in moderation meaning not an all encompassing activity, studies show is actually good for the prostate. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
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