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I was reading an article the other day in the Drs. office about how now they feel that maybe excessive masturbation ( 3-4 times a week ), may be the cause of Chronic Prostatitis in some people. Thought this sounded odd, but just thought maybe I would post it to see what others may think ??
Steve
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steven43881
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uncklefester steven43881
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Waffalobill uncklefester
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Omg lmao don't forget hairy palms. Lol
uncklefester Waffalobill
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Sorry steven43881. There probably is some truth to this. It just takes us back to our youngers years of busting on others for choking the chicken
ml66uk uncklefester
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19th century doctors thought that :
a) masturbation caused various physical and mental problems (including epilepsy, convulsions, paralysis, tuberculosis etc), and
b) circumcision stopped masturbation.
Both of those sound ridiculous today I know, but that's how they thought back then, and that's how non-religious circumcision got started. If you don't believe me (and I was initially skeptical), then google:
A Short History of Circumcision in North America In the Physicians' Own Words
or just look for any medical text from about 1850-1950 that mentions male circumcision or masturbation. Heck, they even passed laws against "self-pollution" as it was called.
mike48088 uncklefester
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I don't actually think there is any truth to the claim: in my experience it was only some time after masturbation/sex had become less than excessive that I developped BPH. I would advise that one should not slow down
Pepasan steven43881
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kenneth1955 steven43881
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ml66uk steven43881
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If you could find more details of this article, I'd be interested to see what it's based on, but I'm highly sceptical.
3-4 times a week doesn't sound excessive btw. It actually sounds lower than average for younger men. About seven of us had a discussion at school when we were 17/18, and about once a day was the average. Once a week was the lowest, and about 3 times a day was the highest, and over 30 years later, the 3x/day guy is still one of the healthiest people I know.
kenneth1955 ml66uk
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ml66uk kenneth1955
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No-one I know has chronic prostatitis, though I appreciate it can be miserable for people who do. It's unclear if it can actually be caused by masturbation though, and I'd question any source that thinks 3-4 times a week is "excessive masturbation".
kenneth1955 ml66uk
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No I don't think sex or masturbation will cause chronic prostatitis. If it did every man in this world would have it. Have a great day Ken
alan1951 kenneth1955
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" With chronic prostatitis you have to stop sex all together for at least a week because it irritates the prostate With chronic prostatitis you have to stop sex all together for at least a week because it irritates the prostate." Call me strange as well, but I think your urologist knows something.
kenneth1955 alan1951
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geoff90305 steven43881
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It all depends on your age I guess. At 14-30, sex (or masturbation) several times a day is possible with no issues. As we get older, the plumbing department slows down in most of us. I recall the old phrase, "use it or lose it".
So, if the little guy can get it up and work several times a day,week or month and you have no pain in your prostate area afterwards, then all is well. If after sex or masturbation you have pain, then the prostate is telling you 'loudly' that it has a problem and you should desist.