Does masturbation decreases our height?

by Shubham
(Mumbai)

I'm 17 yr old boy. My height is very small as compared to other boys . My frndz told me that its bcoz of masturbation. Is it that masturbation decreases our height if we do it in teenage years? plz answer....

Reply:

You don't have to worry. Masturbation does not have any effect on your growth (height).
In fact, it does not have any negative side effects unless you would masturbate several times a day
and got completely exhausted by over indulging.

It may sound very different from what you hear. But that is true. Your height is determined by a combination of genes of your family.

Read this article explaining more on growth .

And this one is about teen masturbation.

In any case do not stress about masturbation. That is important. Believe it is healthy. Some people
are misinformed and they say things like: you won’t grow because of it, your penis will stay small, you’ll go blind, hair will grow on the palms of your hands, etc.

All of it is a lot of rubbish. Fairytales, to scare young people off. So they don’t even touch their genitals.
It is a product of old generation. They simply had no information and sex for them was a very private matter -- we can say a taboo.

Today, you have everything you need to know on hand. You just need to find the right information.
And that is not simple in many cases.