Effects of excessive masturbation on your body and health (including hair loss, stress, and depression).
Masturbation is normal sexual behaviour, but, like any other behaviour, when over practised it can lead to both psychological and physiological imbalances and side effects.
How much is over-masturbation?
Over-masturbation would be 2 or more times a day. Several doctors recommend keeping masturbation frequency down to only two or three times a week. And for a reason. First, you should know that internal body temperature increases with masturbation. This is the reason you feel hotter or sometimes even sweaty after masturbating.
According to anael.org, when a person ejaculates, a “complex movement of absorption takes place, and by the effect of the emptiness, the seminal vesicle tries to fill, and humid air is absorbed through the penis, which is later absorbed from the seminal vesicle to the lymphatic system, arriving at the brain producing a thermal shock and cold spaces between the cerebral neurons and cells and this effect cerebral, physical and nervous normality”. Sperm contains also DNA, which is a carrier of the heredity genetic code, and RNA which contains enzymes, proteins, glucosides, lecithin, calcium, phosphorus, biological salts, testosterone, etc.
Related: Masturbation – Self abuse by the young.
When ejaculation is carried out, a very small percentage of these components, are eliminated from the body. Loss of excessive amounts of calcium can cause fatigue and pain in the bones, and you should replenish the minerals and nutrients that are lost in significant amount during each ejaculation, either through an appropriate diet, rich in these minerals or through supplementation.
Over-masturbation, or more accurately said over-ejaculation, stimulates parasympathetic nervous functions, which results in the overproduction of sex hormones: DHT, acetylcholine, dopamine, and serotonin. Abnormally high levels of sex hormones cause your brain and adrenal glands to perform excessive changes in the body chemistry, with bad side effects for your health.
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1. One of the side effects of over masturbation is hair loss.
The levels of one of the hormones responsible for hair loss, called DHT, increase greatly because of excessive masturbation. Decrease masturbation to max 3 times a week! And, if you are suffering from hair loss, visit this website Endhairloss.eu, where you get a very effective stop hair loss natural program deliver to you. People who over-masturbate could experience problems with concentration and memory, which is supposedly a clear sign of “being over drained of acetylcholine”.
According to some authoritative sources, over-masturbating can also drain the motor nerves and neuro-muscular endings, replacing it with too much stress adrenalin which is where memory loss, lack of concentration, and eye floaters come from. Excessive masturbation can also cause, poor concentration, deteriorating eyesight, mood swings, sleeping disorder, anxiety, stress, and depression. Because of this, I recommend to keep it down to max 3 times a week. Also, avoid watching porn, as this will steal your focus and your attention, preventing you from concentrating on more important aspects of your life, and will naturally cause you to masturbate more and more, making you into a slave.
2. You can get addicted to Excessive masturbation
You may get addicted and it might affect your day to day activities like:
Skipping school or work
Avoiding your friends and social distance.
Not getting along with family and friends.
It can affect your romantic relationship and interrupt your daily activities which might result to low productivity. If you think you are addicted to masturbation speak with your healthcare provider on how to reduce it.
The following might help you cut down on excessive masturbation [mfn]https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/masturbation-effects-on-brain#stress-and-anxiety[/mfn]:
Go for work (Exercise such as aerobics, running, cycling, swimming)
Spend time with your love one’s
Do something that makes you busy like reading and writing.
3. Masturbation can make underlying health conditions worst
If you have a certain medical condition it makes masturbation worst. Some of the conditions are:
Erectile dysfunction
low libido
vaginal dryness
dyspareunia, which involves pain during vagina penetration
post-orgasmic illness syndrome, which involves a male getting sick after ejaculation.
If you think you have one of the conditions mentioned above, talk to your therapist.
How do I know that I am masturbating excessively?
You know you’re masturbating excessively when:
It causes you significant distress.
You masturbate more often multiple times per day.
You have injured yourself through excessive rubbing.
You don’t have time for your family or loved one an anymore.
You constantly feel lustful and fight the urge to pleasure yourself.
You experience pain in your genitals all the time.
What is the treatment of excessive masturbation?
You should reach out to your need to consult a general doctor or health care provider as soon as possible. He/she may help you to regulate and divert your energies in a more productive way and gradually wean you away from excessive masturbation.
At times, your healthcare provider may recommend some medication for you depending on your symptoms and general health conditions.
Over to You!
Don’t force yourself to masturbate[mfn]https://www.practo.com/health-wiki/male-masturbation-side-effects-and-benefits/70/article[/mfn], if you enjoy doing it, that fine. If you feel guilty after masturbating or if you feel pain then stop doing it.
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Written by: Isreal Olabanji, certified Dental Nurse (DST, RN), with training in pharmacy, anatomy, and physiology.
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Isreal Olabanji is a certified Dental Nurse (DST, RN) in Nigeria with a background in pharmacy, anatomy, and physiology. His hands-on clinical experience includes pharmacy and family planning services at the 32 Artillery Brigade clinic, Owena Cantonment, Akure (2012), dental surgery assistance at the State Specialist Hospital, Oke-Aro, Akure (2013) and the State Specialist Hospital, Ikare-Akoko (2014), and work as a dental assistant at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo (2016). Drawing on this experience in patient care, oral health education, public health, and dental instruments, he writes evidence-based dental and oral health content for readers in Nigeria, the United States, and beyond. Follow Isreal on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, or LinkedIn.
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