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What Causes Erectile Dysfunction?

I am 28 year old unmarried man, my parents want me to get married but I am really scared about my sexual powers, I am masturbating from the age of 15 years, infact I still use to masturbate daily, few years ago I went to prostitute with my friends but I didn’t got erection but when I came back home and started masturbating thinking about her I got hard on and same thing happened next three times , I am scared now I may not satisfy my future wife or what will happen if I don’t get hard on or erection after marriage? On internet I read that those people who masturbate heavily turns impotent, am I impotent? I was unemployed for three years and in those days I was working from home in online marketing at that time I got addicted to watch porn movies and read sex stories and every time I use to watch porn or read story I was habituated to start masturbating I was unable to control myself, and when above mentioned incidences happened at those times my masturbation increased a lot sometimes I used to masturbate 7-8 times in a day, now my parents want me to get married I am scared and confused I will be very embraced if same thing happen in front of my wife, I really don’t want to ruin her life for my social status , it is getting difficult for me to handle this stress I do want to have normal married life, is it possible? I read different blogs and sites most of them say heavy masturbators don’t get erection at time of sex, what should I do, should I simply refuse to get married?
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Dear user,
Thanks for writing to HCM.
I can understand that you are going to marry and worried about your future sex life with concern about perceived effects of masturbation.
Masturbation is a normal part (healthy part) of sexual activity.
Masturbation is similar to sexual intercourse. What penis does in partner's vagina during sexual intercourse, same it does during masturbation in your folded palm!
Sexual intercourse does not cause weakness or any harm, so how masturbation can do!
It is a rampant myth that masturbation causes impotency.
Erectile dysfunction is due to anxiety about semen loss. (Psychological).
Sex is largely what happens between two ears and not that happens between two legs.
An occasional episode of erectile failure due to functional or situational reasons like fatigue, tension or own ''pressure to 'perform' rather to enjoy'' is very common. This diminishes arousal level and hence erection too.
This 'failure' of erection makes one feel 'I should perform best' and he 'tries to erect’. This in turn further leads to lack of erection.
I suggest you to see a psychiatrist before going for marriage.
You can definitely come out of the stress.
Wish you good health.
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What Causes Erectile Dysfunction?

Dear user, Thanks for writing to HCM. I can understand that you are going to marry and worried about your future sex life with concern about perceived effects of masturbation. Masturbation is a normal part (healthy part) of sexual activity. Masturbation is similar to sexual intercourse. What penis does in partner s vagina during sexual intercourse, same it does during masturbation in your folded palm! Sexual intercourse does not cause weakness or any harm, so how masturbation can do! It is a rampant myth that masturbation causes impotency. Erectile dysfunction is due to anxiety about semen loss. (Psychological). Sex is largely what happens between two ears and not that happens between two legs. An occasional episode of erectile failure due to functional or situational reasons like fatigue, tension or own pressure to perform rather to enjoy is very common. This diminishes arousal level and hence erection too. This failure of erection makes one feel I should perform best and he tries to erect’. This in turn further leads to lack of erection. I suggest you to see a psychiatrist before going for marriage. You can definitely come out of the stress. Wish you good health.