A member asked:
I have pimples on my face . is that the affect of daily masturbation?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

Dr. Ryan Stantonanswered
Emergency Medicine 20 years experience
No: Your desire to masturbate is the product of hormones that make the acne more likely as well.
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
It is not: You owe it to yourself to manage your acne. If topical benzoyl peroxide as tolerated has not cleared you in two weeks, get with your personal physician who can add something that will.
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Last updated Nov 2, 2016
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