Hi doctor, Greetings! I am from Hyderabad, India aged 27 years unmarried guy. I have a problem. I am masturbating since 7 years on an average 4 times a week from the age of 21. Now I feel my penis became narrow in the base and the penis size is drastically reduced. The girth and length were reduced and even if I have erection I can’t last longer. The erect penis size is only 10 cms. I am very frustrated and worrying a lot on this bad masturbating habit. My penis has also been bent to the left side with the habit of right hand masturbation. I am getting married in the coming year. Sir, I have lot of concerns on masturbation. You are contributing a lot to sexual medicine and health for humans. That’s why I have lot of belief on you. Why do doctors say that masturbation never reduces size of penis, weak erection and it is a healthy habit? See in my case I lost penis hardness which I had before starting masturbation at the age of 21 before 7 years from now. My penis looks like a child penis. I don’t know whether I can satisfy my wife or not. Then why you doctors say that it is a safest habit. I understand that medical society says this is a healthy habit only to reduce AIDS in men. But how these problems in men like what I am facing now are get cured if we adopt masturbation. Doctor Sir, I am not blaming you because I know u r a good doctor and trustworthy famous doctor. The medical society is creating wrong concepts in men. I am not getting rock hard erections like what I used to get when I am 21 before I started masturbating. So would be great if you can answer my concerns and suggest me the possible ways how I can get back my erectile stamina. Hoping your answer at an earliest, as I am not able to concentrate on my career and sleep properly thinking this always. Thanks a lot for your contribution to the humans once again. Waiting for your answer ASAP. Regards,

Oh my dear dear, you have lot of misconception about masturbation. It is normal physiological urge and act (please refer my other answers about masturbation). It is what you do in female’s sex organ (vagina) is you are doing in hand. In other words it is intercourse in hand. How come it is harmful if intercourse is not harmful? Do you have any logic to prove your point? It is not harmful at all, except if it is compulsive. Some of the men may develop premature ejaculation because of this habit as they train them to ejaculate faster. Size and angulations has nothing do with it, in fact angulations is normal. Your anxiety over masturbation may be the cause of weak erection. Get relax and stop worrying, nothing will happen to your sex life because of your masturbation. As far as your wife’s satisfaction is concern, it is not your size but your love, affection, concern and respect you hold for her is more important.