Patient's question:
What are the harms of excessive masturbation?Doctor's answer:
Hello, you can refer to the following articleThe Dangers of Masturbation
Many media outlets promote the idea that masturbation is harmless to the body, which is a dangerous and misleading campaign. Masturbation has significant physical and psychological dangers.
During masturbation, people are immersed in sexual fantasies, constantly stimulating themselves by recalling established lustful thoughts and inventing new ones to achieve temporary pleasure. This deepens these lustful thoughts in a person's mind, planting the seeds of disaster. At the same time, prolonged masturbation can lead to sexual dysfunctions such as premature ejaculation and impotence. For some individuals, it may even result in twisted sexual psychology, causing them to lose interest in normal marital life and engage in other inappropriate behaviors.
Today's adolescents, due to factors like diet and genetics, reach physical maturity earlier. At the same time, they are exposed to a society where frivolous and popular trends are blindly pursued, and are widely available. These easily trigger sexual urges, especially in adolescents. Irresponsible media promotion only adds fuel to the fire.
The dangers of masturbation are particularly severe for adolescents. Their psychological development is not yet mature, and they lack a correct and firm understanding of things. Misguided media guidance has led them to form distorted perceptions, causing them to engage in wrong behaviors without realizing their mistakes—this is the most frightening aspect. Today, phenomena such as early romantic relationships, cohabitation without marriage, and teenage pregnancy (with some becoming mothers as early as their teens) are becoming increasingly common. Shouldn't the media reflect on its role in this? Additionally, adolescents' bodies are not fully developed, making the harms of masturbation especially severe. In some public medical records