I am away from my girlfriend for awhile and masturbate a lot. Does this affect my sperm count in any way or affect my sexual performance?

You may reduce your sperm count but your body produces millions of these lil' buggers every day. 300 - 350 million sperm cells in the average ejaculate. The impact on your sexual performance can vary greatly, depending on many factors, such as how often is "a lot".
- Answer provided by Tim Britton, Ph.D., AASECT, ABS, timbritton@yahoo.com.

Masturbation is a healthy expression of one's sexuality. It in no way has a negative or long term effect on sperm production or sexual performance. A healthy man can replenish his sperm count every 24 hours. Therefore, unless you are masturbating many times a day every day, you have nothing to worry about. - Answer provided by Faizal Sahukhan, Ph.D., A.C.S., R.P.C., AASECT, drfaizal@multiculturalromance.com, www.multiculturalromance.com.

Masturbation does not impact sex drive or sexual performance except that most men do need some time to "recharge" before they can have sex again. If you are trying to get your girlfriend pregnant then refraining from masturbation to build up the amount of sperm you will ejaculate is a good idea. Otherwise, have fun. - Answer provided by Alan L. Marcus, Ph.D., AASECT Certified, drmarcus@tmail.com, www.gpatherapy.com.


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