ok i have heard that masturbating is healthy for you. i don't know how this is possible. i don't masturbate, yeah, that's right, you heard me. i don't do it b/c i know people who have destroyed their social lives b/c of p0rn and masturbating. i don't why they do it or what health benefits it has.
so here are my questions.
how is masturbating healthy?
why do you do it?
2007-07-02 18:56:40 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
only time i do it is during sex, and not any other time.
p.s. my sex life is ok so i don't really think im gonna have any health problems as long as it continues...
2007-07-03 04:28:36 · update #1
It releases tension and sexual energy. It also releases pheromones in your brain that make you happier and more relaxed. It deters prostate cancer. Yes masturbating is addicting but unlike addictions to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes, it harms no one, costs nothing, and is readily at hand. Your people probably broke a law of some kind that destroyed their lives. Masturbating is not illegal.
Why do I do it? After 50 years of masturbating its just part of my life and I love it. It does not interfere with my social life in any way.
2007-07-03 03:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by Solo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I get stressed out, and cant' have the real thing, stimulationg all those nerves makes me feel soooo much better. Plus, stimulation of the nerves can produce endorpins, also known as "the morphine with-in". Like.. you have really great sex right? So you noticed that before you did it, your shoulders were really tense, and you were ina foul mood. But then after the act, you feel better, doncha? Same thing with self sex, or masturbation. ANd not everyone is addicted to it. Some of us just have higher sex drives than other people.
2007-07-02 19:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by Crazy Lady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are new studies that have proven that masturbation can lessen your chances for prostate cancer.
The climax of an orgasm also has a very addictive feeling. If you can't have sex all the time, then masturbation is the next best option. You don't have to promote prostitution by lowering yourself to getting off that way, plus there is no spread of any STD's.
So do your prostate and society a favor and go "flog your dolphin"!
sminthian1980 couldn't be anymore wrong, unused sperm is reabsorbed into your body and recycled. I just had a vasectomy and this was all explained to me by my urologist.
2007-07-02 19:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by mighty_anubis1234 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The health benefit is in the area of mental health. It is a healthy expression of human sexuality. It's also a normal and natural thing to do. Suppressing the desire to masturbate may be a very unhealthy thing to do. Repressing it is definitely unhealthy.
The idea that it is unhealthy comes from the same warped, sick minds that created female genital mutilation in the middle east and Africa.
2007-07-02 19:05:08 · answer #4 · answered by Charlie P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is healthy for you. It's a natural thing to get turned on, and it releases tension and sexual energy when you masturbate. It also releases hormones that make you happier and more relaxed. Could also be a spiritual experience. Yet, some people may do it too much and become addicted to it, as with anything else.
2007-07-02 19:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by humanponygirl213 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's GREAT for stress relief. Since it releases endorphins in your system it makes you have a kind of high that just feels really good and relaxing.
Plus, it's a way to release sexual tension that doesn't include sex. Sex with yourself makes sure you won't get an std or get pregnant.
Yeah, that's why I do it. All of the above.
2007-07-02 19:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Rose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Endorphins released while masturbation help me get rid of stress. My social life has not suffered because of it. Yeah it could ruin your life but doing something too much can destroy your social life. I do not cut myself off from the world for more that ten minutes a day. The rest of it? I deal with people.
2007-07-02 19:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by Mo L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Masturbating and masturbating using porn are different. Porn is desensitizing. Masturbation, especially for men, is normal. It's healthy because few men have enough intercourse to insure normal sexual function, at least until marriage or a full time live-in relationship.
2007-07-02 19:06:06 · answer #8 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sperm dies after three days and needs to be taken out of the body one way or the other. If you don't masturbate, you have what's called a "wet dream" which is your body getting rid of the dead sperm in your sleep. You can do whatever you want really and your body will take care of the rest.
2007-07-02 19:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by Moral Orel 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First and foremost, because it feels good, and second, because ejaculating semen reduces the sexual tension that builds up in adult men and especially teenagers. However, recent studies suggest that ejaculating regularly isn't just fun, it can actually help prevent a certain kind of cancer later in life.
2007-07-02 20:11:18 · answer #10 · answered by Brent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋