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Ask Ashley Feb. 18, 2010

Ashley Peaches

Ashley Peaches

Is there such a thing as too much masturbation?

Sincerely,

Often

Dear Often,

In short, the answer is no. Physically masturbation can’t really cause you any harm. According to WebMD, masturbation is healthy, can help relieve stress and can also be a safe alternative to other sexual activities.

However, masturbation can be harmful if the amount of masturbation limits what activities are performed in daily life. You know you are doing it too much if you can’t find the time to eat or sleep or go to work. And you may actually have a problem.

Masturbation can also be a problem if it begins replacing sexual activities in a relationship.

Over masturbation is actually defined as several times per day, every day. According to askmen.com, ejaculation should be kept to a few times per week. This means that if you can orgasm without ejaculating, you’re okay.

However, when the body experiences over stimulation, it can produce too much of the sex hormones and this could cause a chemical imbalance that may lead to fatigue, hair loss and groin pain.

So if you can contain your urges and only love yourself once a day or less, you should be fine.

Dear Ashley

Is it true that having sex in a pool or hot tub kills enough bacteria so that you can’t get any diseases?

Sincerely,

Wet and Wild

Dear WW,

Definitely not. You can get pregnant and get sexually transmitted infections even underwater including hot tub, pool, lake, ocean. According to WebMD, sperm can live outside the body, or in water, for several minutes if the water is at the right temperature.

The heat of a hot tub will not be hot enough to kill any bacteria from a STI. Actually, having sex under water can increase the chances of a woman getting a urinary tract or yeast infection.

However, condoms are not a safe method of birth control underwater. The risks of condoms breaking or slipping off are increased underwater.

So the best advice that I can give you is to keep it on dry land and keep it in your pants.

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Ashley Peaches - who has written 117 posts on ESU Bulletin.

Ashley is a senior social sciences major, minoring in ethnic and gender studies and journalism. She interned during summer 2009 for Fenton Communications in Washington, D.C.

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