What are the side effects of following masturbation?
Patient: doc am from india can u plz tell me i use to masturbate since 7 years and now my age is 20 and am getting worry that it will effect on my real sex life after marriage that i will never give a birth to my child is this ture  and every time i try to stop masturbation it wont why doc plz help me really am worry about this Doctor: Hi,  Masturbation is normal, it’s just another way of having sex without partner. It’s a good practice , helps to calm your mind and release happy and stress bursting enzymes.   Having 2 to 3 times a week is not a issue , more than that is also not a issue , but needs adequate nutrition and exercise which will be difficult to fulfil.   Ways to reduce Masturbation  1.     Sex education 2.     Physical exercises 3.     Sleep adjustment 4.     Quality of sleep 5.     Healthy and balanced diet 6.     Programming for leisure time 7.     Development of spirituality 8.     Taking a cold bath  CAUSES OF MASTURBATING  1.     Curiosity 2.     Unfamiliarity with sexual issues 3.     Seclusion  4.     family problems  5.     suspicious and unfriendly friendship  6.     lasting diseases  7.     Sense of inferiority  8.     Imitation  9.     premature puberty 10.     cultural factors   Negative Effects of Masturbation  1.     The weakness of physical power 2.     Poor vision 3.     Damages to the sexual organs and impotence 4.     Lack of memory and forgetfulness 5.     Aggression and anger 6.     prefers loneliness  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr S.R.Raveendran, Sexologist