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I was diagnosed with a varicocele via an ultrasound at an urgent care about a week ago. is it safe to masturbate before i go see a urologist? i wont be able to see one for another week or so?

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

yes

Answered 1/27/2022

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Urologist diagnosed me with grade 1 varicocele and said its because of prostate congestion as i was suffering from chronic constipation and advised me to masturbate once a week to relieve it, is masturbation okay in this case or it might aggravate?

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