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Prostatitis masturbation

A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Sneid
Endocrinology 43 years experience
No, it's an: Infection. Masturbation doesn't cure infections, only an elevated libido and lack of a companion.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Oscar Novick
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Prostatitis: You may be worsening your condition by masturbating
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killian
General Practice 30 years experience
Prostatitis: Yes, of course. It is always a good idea to get the fluid out of the infected prostate gland.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Patricio Gargollo
Pediatric Urology 23 years experience
No: No, masturbation may actually help with prostatitis. Patricio gargollo, pediatric urologist, dallas, texas.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Gallant
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
No: It won't cause prostatitis.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Gallant
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
No: There's no connection. It might even help.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Bodell
General Surgery 52 years experience
Probably not unless the lubricant is injected into the penis, this could lead to an infection.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Gallant
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
No: Masturbation won't cause prostatitis. In fact, it may a good thing to keep the prostate busy doing what it's supposed to be doing: making seminal flu... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Djamchid Lotfi
Neurology 60 years experience
No: Masturbation does not cause prostatitis! Give it a short rest!
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killian
General Practice 30 years experience
Bad information: We do not like to contradict other physicians here. But, there is absolutely no truth to the information your physician told you. Emptying the prostat... Read More
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