Dear Dr. Flex,
I am a 25-year-old who has been masturbating for the past 10 years. After masturbation my head starts paining and this pain lasts for up to 5 days. I become physically very weak and cannot concentrate on anything be it my work, reading or even driving. My shoulder blades start paining and I cannot sleep sideways. The semen that comes out after masturbation is passed along with stool in the subsequent days. I experience pain in knee joints, hip joints after masturbation. My frequency of urination also increases. Could this be as a result of too much masturbating?
B.M., Kingston 16

Dear B.M.,
 It is quite unlikely that masturbation is the cause of any of the symptoms or problems mentioned by you. It is an absolutely safe and risk free activity. The myths and misconceptions propagated by the so-called sex specialists mislead a large number of persons like you and consequently, they start believing that masturbation is a wrongful and sinful act. This leads to a huge guilt feeling and affects the person psychologically. These manifest themselves in a variety of psychosomatic symptoms. The headaches could be as a result of you concentrating too hard during the course of masturbation. I would suggest that you go speak to your doctor as something more serious could be contributing to your problem.