Hi I am a man and love to masturbate. I do it at least twice a day and am now worried about my acne. Its been bad on my chin and mouth and I use my treatments doctor.My friend said, because you masturbate your acne is this true, or is Either cause / aggravate your acne or is he wrong. Please someone help me anything will be greatly appreciated.
Reply:Well, thats how I alyz knew when my ex was masturbating behind my back…
He still doesnt know how i know…
hahaha… every male is different and all our skin reacts differently to certain things..Testesterone plays a role too.
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Reply:It's incredible how this thread gets the most views and responses than any other post.
Reply:back when i was in high school, i masterbated alot and this popped up into my mind but back then i didn't know who to talk to since it was an embarrassing subject, even to the doctor. From my experience, when i stopped masterbating, i did notice a slight improvement but i didn't think it was worth it so i masterbate about once a day and my acne is controlled and i'm happy with that. I'm a guy, i need to masterbate. But after hearing some of yall responses, i might actually have the will power to try to completely stop masterbating for like a month and i'll get back to you people.
Reply:Maybe the problem is that people are spending too much time spanking the monkey, and not enough time clearing up acne.
Remember to wash your hands afterwards.
Maybe you should consider tossing off in the shower! Then you can kill 2 birds with one stone.
Reply:While sex may depleat some minerals from the skin (THIS HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN) it has many positive effects that I think outweigh this, 1) it makes you feel good and less stressed, 2) its rather good exercise and 3) did I mention it feels good?
.Reply:LOL WATS IT TO BE THEN? ACNE OR SEX?
Reply:I apologize because I had to laugh when i read this. Not as you guys, of course, but it is just that i have never heard of this. Hmmm. Interesting.
I would have to say that the person above who is having problems very well could be.
I think i read somewhere above where someone went into detail about the whole testosterone thing ( i won't go there too much).
Well when I was reading na2006's post at first I was shocked about the theory of it all. After thinking about it, i think when you become aroused your testosterone levels shoot up. This can be a big contributor of acne.
But males and females both have it; It is supposed to be what creates our sex drive. Have you ever noticed that when you go a long time without sex you don't think about it or need it as much? Okay, you ARE a guy and all… BUt if you aren't producing as much testosterone your body your body becomes adjusted to it, will produce less, and it may calm it down. So maybe you could try the medicine the other person mentioned.
I don't agree with the statement above about using it all up then you will be just as bad. Sorry, not a personal attack on whoever wrote that, just expressing my opinion. so don't stop, lets just help you w/ a solution. I am interested so i am going to research it tomorrow.
I say everyone does it, so do it and don't worry so much. What about sex, does that make you break out too?
If this were a cut and dry case I would be head to toe in it. I have never noticed a difference in myself. Actually I have read that sexual release either alone or with a partner is supposed to be GOOD for your skin.
There are things you can do.
Reply:Well I'd like to think there's no corolation but I believe acne is mostly all about the hormonal changes and therefore when you do it, you're losing some of your hormones and testosterone, and then yor body needs to make more and then your oil glands make more oil, which makes more pimples.
Reply:Im gonna try this saw palmetto, along with NO MASTURBATION, would any male be interesed in trying it along with me as a control in this??
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Reply:I knew there must be some people that had recognized this situation. Thanks a lot for all the info SouthTemptress, I'm definitively going to find out more about Saw Palmetto, it makes a lot of sense, and its worth a try. I hope i can find all the info needed like side effects and quantity to be taken, and the best kind.
Reply:For people with hormonal imbalance it CAN cause or worsen acne. Saying that this isn't true because in that case everyone would have acne is total nonsense. I'm with some people in this thread who have "experimented" with it and I did notice an undeniable link.
Reply:No, I do understand the point. I just don't think you can pin-point the problem when you breakout regardless of what you do.
Reply:guy, you don't understand the point. Masturbation will cause acne the poster's case or of others similar whose body cannot stablize the hormones that are released when they climax. Some people have hormonal problems in which things are not stabilizing properly in their body. They have either too much of this or too much of that. People who don't have problems stabilizing hormones in their body of course will not get acne. For people who have hormonal problems it is usually the high level of testosterone in their body that is the culprit. And testosterone is released when climaxing. And possibly the problem cause also be that your body converts to much testosterone to DHT!
Increased levels of 5 DHT (5 dihydrotestosterone), the most active form of male hormone leads to increased sebum production and therefore acne.
I suggest taking Saw Palmetto which works against transforming testosterone into DHT. Not only might this help your skin, but also your prostate health for the future, and deter you from balding.
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Reply:I have had acne for 5 years now . I am 30 and it started when I was 25. I got into meditation at 25 and my frequency of masturbation went down from daily to once in 3-4 weeks. And i started to have acne.
Then I totally abstained from masturbation for 4-5 months and no acne . But I would have wet dreams and there would be nocturnal release once a month. I would get big acne when that happened.
The point is the level of testosterone should be constant in the blood. But if u are acne prone u will get acne whether u masturbate or not. But if u dont it will stop for that time. But eventually you will have a wet dream and then acne.
So there is a correlation. If u r prone and u masturbate u would get acne. If u r not prone U will not.
If u meditate U can easily control yourself for 6 – 8 months
Reply:I would say that your hormones will go crazy no matter what you do! If you stop masturbation ull gt frustrated and stressed-HORMONES.
If you do masturbate your gonna have alot of hormone surges anyways because of reasons Im sure youll understand….
This may sound ridiculous but try to aim for once a day and dont go crazy when ur doin it, just take ur time and relax so the hormones dont do damage.
Reply:What u say makes sense and it is very interesting, but again in my case false, beacause there have been various times when i have gone a month without masturbating or having sex, and my hormones are going crazy as u say, and believe me they are very very crazy, but no break outs, why? cause i didnt masturbate, now, I've also done this, it could only be days after i had sex, my hormones should be normal then, masturbate and i break out. If u read up my previous posts u could see that i made a lot and a lot of tests, and also believe me I am not freaking out and worrying to death after I masturbate. keep in mind, lest just say for the sake of argument i was stressing about it, i was stressing about it just like i did when i thought chocolates made me break out, or sugar, or milk, or carbohydrates, or lack of vitamins, but they were never close to having the same reaction as this does, so again this is my truth, i still know very few will believe it, even worst try it, hell i wouldnt, and it might not even work cause I'm not expert, i only know it works for me. Peace
Reply:no, the reason why you think you breakout after you masturbate is because you freak out and then start looking for things on you face, and stress yourself out and plus thats when your hormones are going crazy so you masturbate.
Now when you have sex it could be at anytime, either when your hormones are crazy or not. Also after when you have sex you dont freak out and run to the mirror to look whats on your face, so your bodys not stressed its actually relaxed.
Think about it. Masturbation does not cause acne! period!
Reply:To answer the first question, well yeah everyone does it and everyone has sex, so everyone should have acne right? especially ron Jeremy (lol i loved that one by the way)well have about those people whose acne is caused by a certain food or lack of water? or a deficiency of zinc? just to give some examples, just to give an example everyone drinks milk right, but not everyone has break outs from it, it is actually beneficial for most of the people, while a few attribute it to causing acne. Same thing here. The othe question about the sex. That is actually a good question, it does not have the same effect as masturbating, the break outs are very minimal, there is definitively a noticeable difference. I'm still trying to answer that one myself. Peace
Reply:the only way youll know is if you stop it for a few weeks and see if there is a difference…
Reply:So what about sex??? everytime you have sex you breakout too?? because masterbating and sex are alike, its just your doing it by yourself. So what you dont have sex because you will breakout??
I dont believe it because everyone has sex.
I agree with what linnybee said, It makes sense what she said.
Reply:it can aggrivate people who are acne prone..its like food..some people swear it makes them break it out others swear it has no corrolation. I have noticed breakuots after masterbating a number of times, no coincidence or coincidence i still think it causes me to break out
Reply:i agree with the last post. Ron Jeremy would be one huge pimple. Its just another myth from people that want you to repress all things in life that are good
Reply:If this were true then the majority of the population would have acne. Porn stars would have acne.
Reply:i wish i was wrong, but i have experimented so much there is no doubt in my mind. In fact when i have a wedding or some activity of that kind and i wanna look decent, what i do is just abstain a couple weeks before and problem solved. I am 22 now, and its been 5 years since i realized there wa a connection with my acne and masturbation. No one ever told me, I fount out on my own. I have tried just about everything except accutane, everyhting ranging from over the counter stuff, to prescribed medicine like antibiotics and topical creams, to mutlti vitamins to diets low in fat, sugar, carbohydrates, to acupuncture and medicinal herbs. As far as stressing over it, not really, i know i just need to up my dose of b5 and vitamins and steam my face a little longer, but still i will get a few here and there. I didnt want to consider it at first, but the puzzle came into place when i was carefully keeping track of all the food i ate and all my activities, i cut the sugar, it helped but i still had break outs, cut the carbohydrates, it helped but i still had break outs, lots of water, it helped but still, dairy stuff, u name it, i did it, thats when it made sense, and i proved it when i stopped masturbating for a while just to see and no break outs. Even so i didnt want to believe it but more and more tests and the conclusion was inminent. Just to prove myself wrong there were times when i over masturabated and the results were big volcanoes on my face and back and chest. Again sure this is not everyone's case, you are the lucky ones, cause we know everyone does it, but we all have different immune systems and hormones, and we all react differently to things, well i know very few will try it, i dont blame you, but that is my truth
Reply:Oh god, stop it. It will not cause acne, if anything it will relieve stress (if you don't freak out over it). Maybe when you masturbate you get so stressed out over it afterward it causes a zit or two, and you are probably more likely to masturbate when your hormones are flowing like crazy. But there is no real connection. If you are abstaining for the sake of your face you are just confused- how old are you Kandilika? When you get older you realize that all the stigma surrounding the topic is ridiculous and immature. There is nothing about the physiological changes that occur during sex/masturbation that would cause skin eruptions. If this were true, everyone would be covered in zits!
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Reply:YES it does!! at least in my own experience. I've had acne since i was 14, very severe at times, but mostly moderate. The only one time i was completely clear was when i fractured both my arms in an accident and couldn masturbate for about two months. I never thought about it back then. But as i started doing researh back when i was 17 and tried everything available to human beings, i can say that in fact in my case masturbation causes my break outs, or at least is one of the causes, also the more frequent the masturbation, the worst the breakouts. Sometimes i go without masturbation for a while just enough to clear up a bit, but then we all know that to stop is impossible. I dont think there is anyone who will have the will power to do it. It really sucks but there is a connection at least for me and I'm sure for a lot more people as well. Just think about it. Hormonal inbalance?? masturbation?? i can se the connection, but then again masturbation is healthy for you so they are never going to tell you otherwise. Peace
Reply:yes and hair will start to grow out of your palms and then Satan will take your soul! grow up and play your dumb jokes somewhere else.
Reply:Those guys are yankin yer chain (no pun intended)
Go ahead and wank all ya want…..it doesn't cause acne. (rolls eyes)
Reply:O so it is true but then how come some men masturbate but have low acne if any. I think it could be my sugar intake as well.
Reply:i posed this same question to my dermatologist
he wrote me a prescription: abstain from masturbation as needed
i havent been back since
Reply:yes it is true.
sorry, you won't ever be able to masterbate again.
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