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Myth 1 
Men who masturbate frequently will run out of
semen.
A man produces semen throughout his life. Masturbation
will not deplete semen because it is constantly replaced. However,
over-masturbation could deplete bio-energy and accelerate the pace
of aging. Plus, there are many other symptoms of over-masturbation,
such as hair thinning, weak erection, premature ejaculation, and
lower back pain.
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here to see the side effects of over masturbation.
Myth 2
Masturbation leads to homosexual activity.
Don’t laugh. Parents will tell their kids
anything to dispel shameful activities. Despite what mom says, masturbation
does not determine a person's sexual orientation. Just because you
like to touch your own body, doesn't mean you want to touch or be
touched by someone else's of the same sex!
Myth 3
People who masturbate make arousal by other stimuli
difficult.
Masturbation is healthy physically and psychologically,
and it won't make a person less responsive to sexual stimulation
from another person. In fact, masturbation is a good way to learn
about your body and sexual responsiveness. Men can use masturbation
to learn how to prolong the time it takes to ejaculate. Women can
learn what an orgasm feels like and how to produce it. Which means
masturbation can make sexual stimulation much more enjoyable and
satisfying with a partner.
Myth 4
Only teenagers masturbate.
While frequency of masturbation may be higher among
teenagers, everyone masturbates. Masturbation even occurs within
married couples. The idea that only sexually frustrated teens masturbate
is a myth.
Myth 5
STD or AIDS can be transmitted from masturbation.
You cannot get AIDS or any other sexually transmitted
disease from simply playing with yourself. These diseases can ONLY
be transmitted, which means the germ that causes the disease (HIV
in the case of AIDS) has to come from another entity. In this case,
an infected partner during intercourse. If you have a sexually transmitted
disease, it is 100% safe for you, as well as for other people, when
you masturbate without a partner.
Manual sex with a partner (where you touch a partner's
organs with your hands) can theoretically provide an opportunity
for the transmission of certain kinds of sexually transmitted diseases,
especially if semen or blood from one person comes in contact with
the broken skin of the other person. The risk involved in such activities
is estimated to be extremely low, but it is NOT out of the realm
of possibly occuring.
Group masturbation (circle jerks) where more than
one person masturbate together without sexual contact amongst each
other does not present a risk of transmission of sexually transmitted
diseases as long as you don't come in contact with blood or semen
from an infected person in the group.
If you want the risk of contracting STDs to remain zero, it’s
best to avoid sharing sex toys, towels, body parts or anything else
that may have fresh sexual fluids or blood on them.
Myth 6
The penis can rot and fall off from masturbation.
Again, these are just traditional scare tactics
to discourage teenagers from playing with themselves. A Man's sexual
organ is built to do two things: ejaculate sperm or semen out of
the body and displace liquid waste (urine) from the bladder. Outside
of these two major functions, the body doesn’t have much use
for the penis except for sexual activity with a partner.
Young men will sometimes get erections and ejaculate as a result
of vigorous physical activity, even in the absence of any specifically
sexual stimulation. Most young men experience spontaneous erections
when they are not consciously thinking sexual thoughts or doing
anything to physically stimulate their penis. The male body does
not know or care whether the semen ends up in a vagina or a throat
or an anal cavity or in a tissue. Which basically means, the penis
will not rot or fall off and it doesn’t really know the difference
between masturbation and sex.
So the next time a parent or authority figure tells you that masturbation
will cause you great harm – you shouldn’t stop masturbating,
you should instead keep from getting caught…again.
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