I do masturbation twice a week is it bad for health I am 45 years old.

Question

1. Our society is ridden with too many myths about sex. They include misconceptions like masturbation is bad, harmful to sexual life, causes weakness, pimples, premature ejaculation, impotence (erectile dysfunction), mental disorders. Etc.

2. The truth is that masturbation is a healthy and natural part of the normal human sexual development. 
3. It helps in relieving sexual tensions in men and women who do not have opportunity for safe sex in a comfortable setting. Scientific studies have proven that masturbation has no known ill-effects at all. On the other hand, it saves the individual from sexually transmitted infections including hiv, sex crimes and attendant social consequences.

4. One can masturbate as and when the body and mind demands sexual relief. The count doesn't matter as long as one masturbates out of need rather than habit.

Poosha Darbha · Accepted Answer

1. Our society is ridden with too many myths about sex. They include misconceptions like masturbation is bad, harmful to sexual life, causes weakness, pimples, premature ejaculation, impotence (erectile dysfunction), mental disorders. Etc.

2. The truth is that masturbation is a healthy and natural part of the normal human sexual development. 
3. It helps in relieving sexual tensions in men and women who do not have opportunity for safe sex in a comfortable setting. Scientific studies have proven that masturbation has no known ill-effects at all. On the other hand, it saves the individual from sexually transmitted infections including hiv, sex crimes and attendant social consequences.

4. One can masturbate as and when the body and mind demands sexual relief. The count doesn't matter as long as one masturbates out of need rather than habit.

Rajesh Choda · Answer

The excess masturbation leads to dhatukshay and ojokshay i. E. Deterioration of seven elements (pratilom kshay), nervous system, urinary system, other body systems affected the most and weakness caused further causes body become home of other diseases such as 
a) sunken eyes,
b) black rim round the eyes.
C) continuous headache and backache.
D) dizziness, loss of memory.
E) palpitation of heart. Nervousness.
F) unable to perform any heavy physical or mental work.
G) the person dislikes any company.
H) all the senses are impaired.
I) vision becomes dim.

Yakshma (t. B.) or insanity due to ojokshay.

frequency of masturbation allowed in a healthy person:-

1) masturbation gives self pleasure. This misleads to indiscriminate frequency of this practice by bachelors and married both.
2) generalised concept is to drink 3-4 glasses of milk daily to regulate production of shukra - the semen. But what for lactose intolerance sufferers. He would have to cut down his intake of milk products.

So, let your body decide the frequency of masturbation for yourself. While keeping the frequency to minimum, sufferings may not take place.

It is a personal choice. Observe effects yourself and decide to enjoy masturbation if you cannot practice celibacy.