There are no harmful side effects of masturbation. Medical science has debunked many myths formally associated with masturbation, such as hair growing on the palms, insanity, or that masturbation will drain excessive energy from the body.
Some people report feeling guilty about masturbating. Negative feelings associated with any behavior can threaten a person’s health and well being.
The American medical community pronounced masturbation as normal in the 1972 publication Human Sexuality
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1:28 AM on August 27, 2008