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does masterbating affect your brain
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Dr. Luis Villaplana answered
34 years experience Internal Medicine
IT MAY: Relax you for a few hours, if that's what you mean by dull.
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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered
51 years experience Nuclear Medicine
No: No, it does not kill brain cells. However, like any sexual release it can release endorphines which will causesatisfaction in it and even make it a co ... Read More
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Dr. James Krick answered
35 years experience Urology
No: Not significantly.
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Dr. Osman Farooq answered
19 years experience Pediatric Neurology
Possibly: Yes, it certainly can. Arachnoiditis is an inflammation of one of the layers that surrounds the brain. This can be due to chemicals, infections, inj ... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
43 years experience Pathology
Probably doesn't: Most food choices have little impact on health. Despite the "pop" wisdom that fish is "brain food", I'm not aware of its being anything more than a go ... Read More
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Dr. Manav Singla answered
22 years experience Allergy and Immunology
No, BUT....: Some Zicam products have been associated with loss of ability to smell. See this link
http://www.Fda.Gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm166931.Htm.
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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
31 years experience Family Medicine
No: I am unaware that masturbation effects your breasts.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Larry Armstrong answered
26 years experience Neurosurgery
Location: This is entirely dependent on the location of the tumor. There will be certain dysfunction by the affected area of the brain where the tumor is. It ... Read More
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Dr. Bennett Machanic answered
51 years experience Neurology
Could be deadly: Cocaine is a sympathomimetic amine, and can cause inflammatory vasculitis, narrowing of blood vessels, and eventual strokes, brain hemorrhages, heart ... Read More
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Susan Wingo answered
32 years experience Endocrinology
Not directly: The pituitary is far enough from the brain that a tumor would not directly affect the brain. However, a pituitary tumor can cause abnormal hormone le ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moseri answered
43 years experience Addiction Medicine
Yes: The brain cells need glucose to produce energy to run the brain networks, which keep you awake, think, enjoy yourself, manage stress and make decision ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
32 years experience Pediatrics
No. Some facts...: Normal men, women, boys, and girls masturbate (it's universal). It is not harmful, as the body goes through similar effects during regular sex with a ... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Welker answered
26 years experience General Surgery
Master organ: The brain is the primary organ affecting homeostasis. The hypothalamus of the brain is the main organ controlling temperature, hormone release, water ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Ali answered
31 years experience Psychiatry
Tobacco: Refer to diagram
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Machanic answered
51 years experience Neurology
Theory: This is a multi-neurotransmitter deficiency disease, and destroys the ability of nerve-nerve intercommunication and loss of ability to learn new facts ... Read More
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Machanic answered
51 years experience Neurology
Depends on you: If you are indeed an alcoholic, and have an associated nutritional deficiency, you could acquire wernicke-korsakoff syndrome with incoordination, gait ... Read More
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Dr. Mitchell Kamrava answered
15 years experience Radiation Oncology
It depends: This is a difficult question to answer because it really depends on where the cancer is in the brain and how extensive it is. Different parts of the ... Read More
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Dr. Alan Ali answered
31 years experience Psychiatry
Alcohol: Brain, herart, digestive system, liver, reproductive organs, mental state. Refer to the image for details.
A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aaron Milstone answered
26 years experience Pulmonology
Slows breathing: Alcohol is a brain depressant - it causes a part of the brain called the medulla to slow heart rate and depress breathing. In severe alcohol poisonin ... Read More
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Dr. Robert Stewart answered
43 years experience Clinical Psychology
Caffeine = stimulant: So it adds to physiological arousal that stress can produce. It will increase heart rate, alertness, and insomnia in some people. It can decrease fa ... Read More
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moseri answered
43 years experience Addiction Medicine
Yes: Epilepsy is sudden massive electrical discharge in the brain. It can manifest as myoclonic jerks, loss of consciousness, and amnesia of the events. Th ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
16 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: A poor diet will lead to lack of appropriate nutrients for your brain. In addition, too much fat and cholesterol can block up the arteries in your bra ... Read More
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