Masturbation is the act of arousing oneself sexually by meditating on the idea of sex and stimulating the body by touching genitals, breasts, lips etc with one’s own hand. The social and medical views on masturbation have undergone radical change in the present era. Masturbation was previously considered a hush-hush activity; a shameful act which most were reluctant to talk about. But now majority of the mainstream social spheres have developed an acceptance towards the activity and some specialists nowadays even highlight the beneficial sides of masturbation. The greatest advantage of masturbation, as experts point out, is that it allows an outlet to the sexual energy and surplus sexual fluid for men or women who do not have sexual partners.

Also the habit of masturbating can repress social evils of molestation. It can also check depression and frustration at the mental level. Research shows that most men and women have masturbated at some point in their lives. But most of them prefer to stay silent about it or are too shy to admit it.

Masturbation is good but what if it crosses limits or becomes over-masturbation? Over masturbation can have the following bad effects:

1. A mental imbalance characterized by an addiction towards the habit.
2. Delayed arousal or absence of arousal in case normal man-woman copulation.
3. Difficulty attaining orgasm in normal heterosexual relationship.
4. Inflammation or abrasion of the male sex organ
5. Numbness of the male sex organ
6. Problem of seminal leakage
7. Low sperm count
8. Weak erections
9. Low back pain
10. Mood swings
11. Lack of focus or attentiveness
12. Loss of interest in work
13. Sense of shame or guilt
14. Fatigue
15. Vision changes
16. Hair loss

Cures for over masturbation:

1. You can opt for counseling and psychotherapies to get rid of over-masturbation habit.

2. If you feel tempted towards the habit, diffuse the temptation by focusing on your family, hobbies and other constructive things.

3. Cultivate new interests so that you hardly have time for masturbating.

4. You can control over-masturbation by taking herbal pills like NF Cure capsules, Shilajit etc.

5. You can try the following home cures for over masturbation bad effects:

a. Drinking glassful milk with 2-3 strands of saffron at bedtime can reverse the masturbation addiction.

b. Intake of sunflower seeds, soybean products and peanuts can ward off the addiction.

c. Ginger is an effective antioxidant. Consuming ginger in plenty improves your blood circulation and can check you from yielding to the temptation of masturbating.

d. Drink cranberry juice and orange juice daily. They will supply vital nutrients to your body, thereby compensating the side-effects of over-masturbation like physical and sexual exhaustion.

e. Consume foods rich in zinc. It will help to combat the negative side-effects of over-masturbation.

6. Take herbal extracts of early purple orchid, winter cherry, cowhage, nutmeg or caltrop to get cured of over masturbation bad effects.