Masturbation-acne in males does exist!

I am almost 19, and I started masturbation when I was about 15. Before I started masturbation, I was having a clear face, I mean completely clear with not even one little pimple or acne.

When I started masturbation, just after first masturbation, I had a little pimple below my mouth/lips. After few days, I started doing it every day. Now I am 19, and I am doing it every day for almost 3 years now!

Now, I am having a very BAD skin with acne all over my face and few on nose. I have lots of whiteheads and blackheads on nose. I have acne on my back also. Also, I get pimples/acne even in my head sometimes (not frequently)

I feel very bad, because not even I have acnes, but also because of the fact that my height is short (approx 5'3 feet I am boy)..

I try to stop masturbation, but I just cant stop it. I stopped it for a few days few months back, after stopping it for 5 days, my skin was getting clear, but on 6th day I eneded up jerking 3 times...

This is becoming a real problem for me, anyway, I am not doign masturbation today and will let you guys know tomorrow about my skin condition :-) and I will keep updating here.

I thought I will update here...



I was able to stop masturbation for 2 days and my skin was still the same. Today, I ended up doing masturbation :( Cant find a way to stop it..



Anyone else in same situation?

Hi!
It's good to see, that there is an activity on this topic again. :-D
You Guy above me, Your problem is exactly like mine. I started doin' 19 years old and my face got terrible!
I had horrible acne 15 years old, but I cured it, and this is something new. I have it on my face, on my back, and yeah even on my head under my hair (just a few times). Don't be impatient. You won't see any improvements just in a few days. You should stop it... at least for weeks. I will start it on the next week.

I am experiencing the same problem. My face will become inflamed and covered in acne the day after I masturbate. My skin will slowly clear up bet I eventually have to masturbate again. I can't last for more than a week and a half without doing it. The moment I masturbate the acne returns. However, I recently was advised to go to a dermatologist. I didn't think it would do much but I have seen some improvements. She unclogged my pores and cleansed my whole face. Although the problem has not gone away I now become much less inflamed after masturbation. However, my pores eventually clog up again, so I now have dermatological appointments every month. She also gave me an exfoliation product which I use as well. Everyone who has this problem should try to see a dermatologist. Also try to eat well and get exercise and sleep. I hope this helps.

Right guys, I'm in the same boat as you all, same sh*t going on. I started jerking off when I was 15 or something and before that I had 100% clear skin I didn't even know what spots were at the time, so after I started jerking off I had spots breaking out on my face, so as I continued enjoying jacking off every day for like 5-6 times a day my acne got worse every day, it then went on to my shoulders, back chest, im 21 now and I just had enough of this sh*t seriously. At 18 I started fighting this problem, doing research, at first I thought it was my diet so I started 100% healthy diet, lean means fruit & veg and water. That didn't help at all, then I went to the docs they gave me antibiotics I was taking them for a month and at the same time jacking off & having sex and not much improvement, so then I started noticing that I only get breakouts after I have sex or masturbate, I stopped masturbating and having sex for 2 weeks, and all those inflamed pimples on my back face and shoulders are gone just left marks that take time to fade. I was shocked because all docs are saying theres no connection, which pisses me off big time. So now I'm almost one month no masturbation & sex, I'm working out, doing running drinking plenty of water, healthy diet, taking those antibiotics just to speed up the process and applying benzoyl peroxide to my face every night and I'm 100% clear, no more spots, just the red marks that are fading thank god, at least now I know what the cause is, I know it's hard to not to jack off, we're all human beings and we all need sex :-D it's f****g hard to resist, but you just have to make your own decision, it's either pleasure from sex & masturbation and ugly spotty face or pleasure from clear skin :-D I mean you don't have to stop having sex or masturbation 100%, that'simpossible, but just do it like I don't know once a week, DON'T DON'T and DONT do it 3 or more times a day that will just MAKE your hormones crazy I guess and you will end up with pizza face the next day or two trust me. This sux big time I f****g hate this sh*t some people can have sex like as much as they want and they dont get anything and we have to control our sex drive :S:SS: wtf, and medicine is not helping us at all. so good luck to everyonone who is in same sh*t as me and just be strong and control your hormones I guess :-D:-D:-D

This is true.. Its comforting to know that im not the only one. Im 20 and just recently learned that this is a cause of my breakouts.. No matter what skin products i use. I use to do it everyday, now i cut to weekends. But i noticed when I stopped or cut down, the break outs slowed down. when i stopped for like 2-3 weeks straight I was absolutely clear. It felt relieving and so good to look in the mirror... Matter a fact i couldnt stop going to a mirror and looking at how beautiful it was. Trust me... People with this problem know what its like. Others that dont will reject and be ignorant to the fact. Doctors really need to look into this because more than likely there are many more similiar occurences out there than we think. If there are ways anyone knows about please msg ...till than lifes a b***h. now im going to go masterbait.... what? lol its still the weekend


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the only way to stop is to have an activity to do at all times dont stay home alone and dont surf the web it has helped me alot.

I know what you guy's mean , im in the same boat as evryone here . I had acne problemes since the age of 13 and i still have some left and i am now 18 . It's like a nightmare ...at first i didn't know what the cause were . But whit the years , i have bean put in situations where i was forced to stop masterbaiting , and during does periods i have noticed a big decrease of my acne symptome . That is when i started looking on the internet if i was the only one thinking there was a correlation between the two , and BOOM , undreads of sites on the subject appears . Now , even if doctors tell us that there is no link between the two , do you really belive that undreads , no more like thousands of people would of observed the same and exact thing ? Masterbaiting does give you worst acne probleme , maybe it's not the same for evryone , but if you are reading this right now there is a good chance that this is true for you. Now remember i am no scientist , i am only basing myself on personnal experience and observations. But my advice to evryone out there is , just try it , try to stop masturbating, even if the doctors are saying the opposite , what do you have to lose ? One more thing , masturbating is a natural human thing , if you do it once or twice a weak i can pretty much garantee you that this is not your probleme , and you shouldn't worry about it . As for the other's ( like me ;-) ) well the best thing to do is to try to do it on a more resonnable bases , maybe not stop completly , once a week is fine to get it out of your system , but not more than that ! Keep at it for a couple of weeks and you should see some results , trust me it's worth trying !

Good luck ;-)

A lot of people here posted they want to test it, something happened?

(sorry for my bad English)

Last friday i decided: To stop masturbate for a couple of weeks and see what the results are

I always thought there was a connection between acne and masturbating, but after i read this topic im 100% sure it is.

I totally agree. I'm already 24. I started masturbation when I was in kindergarten and I kept it secret from my parents and brother. It accompanies me and is ruining me all the time.
Masturbation DOES lead to acne and the effect of such a sin continues even after masturbation is "stopped for a while" (at least for my case). Although lots of people are free from acne even they masturbate, I know clearly in my heart which is right/wrong "for me" in the eyes of God.
God bless you guys for pointing out the truth --- claiming masturbation be good/healthy are all lies!

I'm a Doctor, and am facing the same problem. Have seen lot of posts urging doctors to shed attention on this issue, and i have derived few conclusion from my own and others experience. They might not be proven in medical science, but again thats what medical science is all about, good observations and appropriate conclusions.

I will first explain what i feel is the physiology behind this and the possible remedies.....If we remove the root, then only we can kill the tree...

1. Physiology :: Male puberty is attained from anywhere between 13 - 16 years of age, somewhat later than our girl counterparts. Now everyone has a unique genome (genetic constitution), so development of acne is primarily multi factorial. What happens during our puberty is that there is stimulation from --- Hypothalamus --------- Pituitary Gland --------------- Testis ------------- Leydig Cells ------ secrete Testosterone ---------- Affects Various Metabolic Processes in our body including acne burst.

This is called HPT Axis ( Hypothalami Pituitary Testicular Axis )

Along with this ,there is the beginning of production of sperms from testis which are manufactured in millions from the spermatpgoniaa ( germ cell ) which will then go on to fertilize the egg from your female counterpart.

Sperms are very small haploid cells, so they need a liquid base to be ejaculated as we cannot throw cells directly without any medium. So this liquid (seminal fluid ) comes from seminal vesicles and prostate (located just below the bladder).

The process of sperm formation is called spermatogenesis and is directly stimulated by TESTOSTERONE

Will not go in more details and straight way come to the point as this much info is suffice for u to understand ::

NOW I WILL TRY TO PUT FORWARD A PROBABLE THEORY OF WHAT GOES WRONG WITH THIS AMAZING HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LEADING TO ACNE

2. For proper functioning of our sexual system, three key organs have to work in extreme tandem and balance to maintain right amount of testosterone. (Hypothalamus - Pituitary - Testis ) (HPT axis)

This HPT axis stabilizes by around 15 years of age.(varies greatly between individuals)

Now if guys start masturbating before or around this age, the HPT axis is disturbed before it is fully mature.

I will elaborate this ::: Masturbation ------- millions of sperms are ejaculated along seminal fluid ------- stimulate leydig cells to secrete testosterone ------------- promote formation of new sperms (spermatogenesis) ---- cycle continues..........

So frequent masturbation / sex -------------- Pulses of increased testosterone levels

Now, our body has a beautiful mechanism to control this ---- Any rise in testosterone causes negative feedback (suppression) of pituitary and hence the level of testosterone is maintained.

HPT AXIS STILL NOT FULLY STABILIZED ------------- WITH PREMATURE / EARLY START OF MASTURBATION ---------- CONSISTENT ELEVATED TESTOSTERONE LEVELS ------------ ACNE ( TESTOSTERONE PROMOTED SEBUM SECRETION ) ------------ PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR YEARS AS STILL YOU CONTINUE TO MASTURBATE GIVING YOUR BODY NO TIME TO STABILIZE.....

There are a few flaws in this ,but this is the closest i could get.....

I have thought of few trials which can be conducted to confirm this theory :

A. 24 hr/7 days testosterone assay monitoring in a person facing this problem with masturbation and in a person masturbating and still not having acne...

B. In Identical Twins, who have similar genome, one starts masturbating early and other late and see how they progress...

SUGGESTIONS TO GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM

1. Since the root cause of this acne tree is testosterone, STOP MASTURBATING. I know its not easy ,but believe me, as a doctor i can say this is the best , natural and also most difficult way to get rid of it.

Give your body some time to build up, it will tell you when it is ready..........

2. Rather than a remedy ,its an advice to all ::: You will be able to cherish good skin only if you live ,so don't use any nonsense product on your face. Lots of products have horrible pharmacokinetics and adverse effects. First comes your body,then your skin...

Some very useful natural suggestions to be followed on daily basis :::

1. Take Oral Vit C tab Daily
2. Take Vit B Complex + Zinc + Selenium + Chromium Tab Once Daily (Vit b & c are water soluble so don't worry)

Cont this for a month and see...

3. Steam your face for 15 - 20 min 4 times / week
4. Use aloevera gel every night, it is useful......
5. Find blackheads and remove them, as with it u will never have a clear face.....

All this is secondary, but primarily you need to stop masturbating, i could not find another remedy, if u have do let me know....

Don't know how long you need to stop mastubation / sex, as u will have to resume it some day. Still gathering data on it...

Hope u find this useful.....

ok i hear what you guys are saying here. i have the same exact problems. heres some things i discovered. there is a condintion called Post orgasmic stress disorder: look it up. i also stumbled upon the theory that masturbating might just be worsening your acne. i know stopping masturbating has helped alot, but also look at other factors as well. eliminate all possible factors taht cause acne, in your life. i also found out that when one masturbates it releases dopamine, which is the chemical/hormone in the body that causes addicitons, when you have sex though, i have a theory that the hormone oxytocin, dampens any negative effects when you have sex. so masturbating and sex are not completely the same.

its truee 100% so guys stop that nonsense thing i try it many times and if im not doing it in just 1 wek my acne just go away a little by a little and i just say it to my friends first they not believe me and when they try it wow they acne just go away so stop it guyssssssss

rogelito pareja is the one of my friend who stop masturbating..and his face was cleared of acne and i know quiting in masturbation is hard to do but for me to quit in this non sense thing first.dont watch green movies..secondly try to see your future's beautiful and fair skin face...thirdly always pray and beg for the guidance of our god..forthly just find some other things that you may do,like me im always playing guitar and you should avoid yourself to be alone..hope i help.. :D