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A 20-year-old male asked:

I maturbate, three to four times a week. is it safe? or any problems i can have in future? please answer my question honestly. thanks.

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau
Pulmonary Critical Care 38 years experience
Safe: It used to be thought that this is a problem. However, we now know that this is absolutely not a medical problem. There is no known complication. Not even a case report. Do not feel bad about this as it is practiced by hundreds of millions of people.
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