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Can excessive masturbation(10x) cause prostatitis ?
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Yes: The excessive handling of penis can cause a urethritis and the infect prostrate.
Answered 8/24/2017
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What is excessive?: Ten times a day? This will vary from individual to individual and depend upon the manner in which you are doing this. Doubt this is likely to produce prostatic infection.
Answered 5/21/2019
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