Dear Kyle Thank you for contacting Healthcaremagic. I have gone through your question and understand your concerns about erectile dysfunction. Masturbation is akin to sexual intercourse. What penis does in vagina during sexual intercourse, same it does during masturbation in your folded palm. This is a natural activity and I would say a healthy activity and does not either affect or deter sexual performance. It is myth that masturbation causes impotency in future. It’s the belief about semen loss which leads to anxiety which in turn causes erectile dysfunction. Let me tell you young friend that there is no such thing as excessive masturbation or over-masturbation. Just as excess of sexual intercourse cannot lead to weakness, so also excess of masturbation. To reduce masturbation, 1, remain busy with your study and daily work. 2, avoid thoughts of sex, 3 pass some time with sports and your friends. 4, see some good entertainment TV serials daily. 5, go for regular physical exercises daily like running, jogging, swimming etc. I recommend psychological counseling with a trained psychiatrist. When masturbation becomes habit , if one has to do it rather than doing to get pleasure, then you should get medical advice from psychiatrist to come out of the problem. I hope this will help you.