Prescribed masturbation

This was asked in another forum I'm a part of, so I thought I'd ask here if anyone knows of a doctor who has prescribed masturbation for a treatment?

A male friend who went to our mutual famly doctor, with what was first thought to be a prostate infection, was told by the doctor to ejaculate as many times a day as possible, whether by masturbation or otherwise. I did not question him, but it appeared to me his wife "helped him out" in various ways.

I've a friend too who has prostate problems - a chronic infection he says - and he confided in me that he has received the advice to empty the prostate as often as possible ... I don't think the doctor ever outright said masturbation, but a nod is as good as a wink in this case I'd think ...

I have had issues with acute prostate infection. At the follow up exam, the male urologist told me that frequent ejaculation should help prevent it from becoming chronic. My expression must have been one of disbelief. The doc repeated himself and suggested my wife help me out. There was never any ssuggestion of how she could help. It was understood.

Lol....yes. Had a prostate infection once and after the doctor diagnosed it he said as I was leaving "you know the antibiotics will work fine but you can help clear the infection and put a smile on your face at the same time by masturbating." He said it in a low voice so the nurse and office women couldn't hear. I laughed and said that was the strangest prescription I've ever received.

My doc was evaluating me for epididymitis, the first culture of my sperm sample came back positive so he called me back in to confirm - he was skeptical of the results. For the first sample I was left alone in the room with some lube and a culture plate. I arrived late a Friday evening for the second sampling, the nurses had already gone home. He explained that we needed a second culture to confirm the results and use the right antibiotic if positive. He handed my the lube and culture plate and just turned his back but did not leave the room. It was obvious that we both needed to get on with our evening, so I started masturbating with my doc in the room! When I got close, he must have heard me starting to groan, he held the plate so I wouldn't miss. I'm a heavy cummer so he pulled away about half way through as the rest of my shot landed on the paper drape of the exam bed.

My wife was told by her gynecology oncologist to continue to have intercourse as long as she could tolerate it during her cancer treatment to keep her vagina from closing up. He told her intercourse was better than using a hard plastic dilator. When intercourse got too painful, she used a vibrator. She said if she had to use something plastic, she might as well enjoy it. So in essence, she did have doctors orders.

Many years ago, at my urging and in my presence, my wife finally told her gynecologist that she never had any orgasms from any manner of sex with her husband (me) and that was the only kind of sex that she ever participated in. He went and got a book entitled "For Yourself, The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality" and gave it to her and told her to read it and do the exercises it suggested and see if it didn't help. She brought the book home and after reading a little of it she found out that much of the book advocated exploring her own body leading up to self pleasuring to discover what makes a women feel good. When she found out the exercises involved masturbation, she put the book away and hasn't touched it since. To the best of my knowledge, she has never masturbated since we have been married (30+ years) and was very upset when she caught me doing it. She also still has never had an orgasm no matter how hard I have tried and she says she doesn't care if she never has one because she really doesn't enjoy sex anyway. I think if she had been open to trying the exercises in the book many years ago, things may be different now. So yes a doctor, in a way, has prescribed masturbation for my wife but the prescription was never filled.

@MrPeacock

I felt bad reading your post where you talked about you wife. She told you that she did not enjoy sex and that is probably due to the fact that she has never had an orgasm. If she had ever had an orgasm, she would be chasing the Big O today instead of giving up on it years ago. As far as masturbation is concerned, every human being masturbates. If you don't, then there I something wrong. Her problems are not your fault. She had a choice to work toward changing things and specifically chose not to do it. I feel sorry for her because she obviously has hangups about masturbation and sex that are not related to you. It sounds like your own attitudes are more natural and satisfying. Best of luck to you.

MrPeacock...I feel very sorry for your wife. She was wrong for being angry because she saw you masturbating??? Seriously???? She has missed out all of these years on doing and enjoying one of the most pleasurable and awesome acts that humans can do. And it is totally free!!! She obviously thinks sex is dirty and not needed or wanted in her life. Unfortunately, you have most likely been a victim of her warped attitudes and have not been able to have a full and exciting sex life. I just can't imagine.

After my cancer surgery the oncologist and urologist were both together in my hospital room on the day I was ready to go home. In front of my wife they said, "It doesn't matter if the 2 of you go solo or do a duet but we want Tom to ejaculate at least twice a day for the 1st month," So to answer your question I did have 2 Doctors tell me to masturbate.

Dear Spartyman,

Thank you for the kind words. I wish I knew what was behind her lack of orgasmic abilities because I have tried as much as I can (real research, porno research, a Hitachi and other various implements of pleasure) but she has never been open to what gives her pleasure and I do not know what in her past may have prevented her from self pleasurement. Neither of her parents were particularly strict when I knew them but she doesn't talk about her upbringing much. She use to enjoy sex even though she did not orgasm and was willing to be creative on how and where we had sex but as she has gotten older and it is a little more painful with her arthritic hips she no longer has the desire. I know that if she knew what pleasure an orgasm brings then she would find the pain far less bothersome. But I love her with all my heart and seek none others and accept what i can get, so I will live out a more exciting sex life vicariously through the great people that populate this fine site.

Maybe not masturbation specifically, but "use it or loose it" applies . Same thing for ED. If you give up on erections, the tissues loose their elasticity. Standard practice after prostate or other surgery that adversely affects erections is to use a penis pump to avoid loss of elasticity for when the surgical trauma heals.

Yes. Frequent masturbation was "prescribed" in late teens to help treat recurring prostatitis.

Yes. Frequent masturbation was "prescribed" in teen-age years to help treat recurring prostatitis.

RECURRING PROSTATITIS AS A TEENAGER?

What were you doing? 😮

I bet I know!

UNPROTECTED ANAL SEX.

After reading all these posts, it seems i have found yet another way to self medicate

I dunno about "prescribed" but my doc said its actually really healthy to do it often….ironic, right? the thing we were told not to do as kids? lol

I dunno about "prescribed" but my doc said its actually really healthy to do it often….ironic, right? the thing we were told not to do as kids? lol

Seems like society/science just has to flip on things every so often, doing a 180. Especially on health issues. Remember the advice about eggs and red meat? After the war, you couldn't eat too much of it, to catch up on all that missing protein. Then milk is good, now milk is bad and the same for chocolate but inverted ... it's sometimes a wonder people still take health and nutritional advice without being cynical ... 😃

Some doctors prescribed retraction of the foreskin as a way to alleviate phimosis. Often, it was expected that the mother or some other caregiver would do the deed, not the patient. I wonder if the reason why it was suggested that another person should do it was that otherwise it could be construed as an incitement to masturbation, which would have been socially unpalatable (*).

I read somewhere that in fact, masturbation is one reason why phimosis may gradually recede around puberty.

(*) As recently as the late 1970s / early 1980s, my mother threw a tantrum when she discovered I was masturbating, thinking I had been incited by a pervert.

@Pecan_nutjob says :

(*) As recently as the late 1970s / early 1980s, my mother threw a tantrum when she discovered I was masturbating, thinking I had been incited by a pervert.

And now you are here. .as one. . .join the club . .LOL

Sorry 'Nutjob' but I couldn't help letting that slip through the fingers 😁

Not that I know of

I didn't need to be told a wank a day keeps the dr away in my youth.

That Australian: I in fact think that if it were not for my mother's prudishness and obsession about hygiene, plus her propensity to spank on the bare, and a couple doctors' lack of common decency when performing a rectal exam, I would perhaps have not turned that way. ;-)

I mean, I probably discovered masturbation because of her insistence of daily detailed washing of genitals.

When my wife was having fertility issues years ago, I had to masturbate and give a sperm sample, which came back normal. That was my only time.

Not exactly prescribed, but suggested by my urologist as an aid to ease prostatitis symptoms, along with hot baths and various herbal supplements.

A friend of mine told me that her husband has chronic prostatitis and the the best relief for him is having frequent intercourse rather than self pleasure. While she is a loving partner, he seeks to have intercourse frequently and she feels guilty if she is not in the mood or able to do so for a variety of reasons including two young children. Are there other methods to help with his problem? He apparently is very guarded about this.

I don't know how the prostate knows whether an ejaculation is from intercourse or masturbation. Either one is from direct stimulation of the penis!

A friend of mine told me that her husband has chronic prostatitis and the the best relief for him is having frequent intercourse rather than self pleasure. While she is a loving partner, he seeks to have intercourse frequently and she feels guilty if she is not in the mood or able to do so for a variety of reasons including two young children. Are there other methods to help with his problem? He apparently is very guarded about this.

Your friend's husband is giving his wife an ABSOLUTE TOTAL BULLSHIT story.

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I don't know how the prostate knows whether an ejaculation is from intercourse or masturbation. Either one is from direct stimulation of the penis!

Absolutely right!

"Chronic prostatitis" is a big term, it can be bacterially caused or nonbacterial. BTW, Susie, you don't need to have unprotected anal sex to get prostatitis. Trust me. Not that I would have minded I guess, it would have been a reason to have it and would have been some fun getting it.

Back to the question: no, the prostate doesn't care what triggers the ejaculation. If he's bugging you about having sex too often you can get back at him a bit - since it's obviously bothering him he should try multiple approaches, right? Alpha blockers (prostate enlargement drugs) can help, especially if it's bacterial. Unfortunately they also change the sensation of orgasm. Also, massage of the pelvic floor muscles can be very helpful in certain types of prostatitis. This of course requires access, which on a man is via a finger in the anus. You know your guy and how he will react - don't bring it up if you aren't willing to give it a try and he might say yes. Note that this does work for some types of prostatitis, so if he's willing it's worth a try.

This thread now reminds me of a joke (probably already posted in Jokes). The husband's doctor tells the wife in private that her husband only has months to live and the only thing that will cure him is frequent sex. When they get home the husband asks what the doctor told her and she replied "He said you're going to die."