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Today i'm going to embark on a challenge of no sex or masturbation for 150 days, but before i do so i need reassurance that sexual abstinence is safe?

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Usually safe, but...: Nothing in life is 100% safe. Safety is relative, so one has to compare "situation A" with "situation B". One of the situations is the "no sex or masturbation" situation. That means looking seriously at the 2 situations, and posting another question.

Dr Fisher and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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