Does masturbation cause hair loss?

Some people say that masturbation can cause hair loss. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this makes sense, because frequent and excessive masturbation can cause kidney deficiency, which is an important cause of hair loss. However, modern theoretical research has found that the relationship between masturbation and hair loss is not obvious. We know that excessive secretion of male hormones can cause hair loss, but excessive masturbation can cause decreased secretion of male hormones. If you look at it from this perspective, it is contradictory. Therefore, masturbation generally does not cause hair loss.

Does masturbation cause hair loss?

Some people say that there is definitely a connection between masturbation and hair loss. Excessive masturbation will cause the body to secrete more male hormones and produce more DHT, and more DHT is the culprit of male hair loss. This view seems to make sense, but in fact most of it is just "conjecture" and lacks scientific basis. In addition, there is an obvious mistake here, which is that it violates the principle of the human body's self-regulation mechanism.

Let’s assume that excessive masturbation does lead to high secretion of male hormones. So what does high levels of male hormones mean? It means that your sexual desire has increased. In other words, you may masturbate more and more. But what is the actual experience? No one can masturbate indefinitely. The body's self-protection mechanism will inhibit the secretion of male hormones when you consume too much, thereby reducing your consumption behavior. This is why normal people will feel bored and resist after masturbating too much. In other words, excessive masturbation actually inhibits the secretion of male hormones and consumes DHT.

Smart hair friends will ask again here: Doesn’t this mean that masturbation is beneficial in treating hair loss? That's not the case. Let’s go back to the self-regulation mechanism of the human body. You will feel “boredom” after masturbation, but this “boredom” will not last forever. Instead, it will recover quickly, unless you keep forcing yourself to “consume” yourself to maintain a low level of male hormones. In that case, your body will definitely be overloaded, and your organs will no longer be healthy, let alone prevent and treat hair loss. There is a reason why the saying “a strong oar is reduced to ashes” is true.

Can masturbation cause kidney deficiency and hair loss?

Excessive masturbation can lead to kidney deficiency, and kidney deficiency can lead to hair loss, so excessive masturbation can lead to hair loss. This statement is basically credible. However, what is considered "excessive" and whether kidney deficiency is caused by "masturbation" remains to be discussed. Everyone has a different physique. Some people can masturbate many times a day and still be full of energy, while some people have basically no such habit but are still weak and sickly. It is unscientific to draw an absolute equation between these two things.

In addition, hair loss due to kidney deficiency is more of a concept in traditional Chinese medicine. In real life, many people with M-shaped hair loss and baldness have their hair loss caused by androgen (DHT), which has little to do with kidney deficiency. Can simple kidney deficiency cause serious hair loss like "baldness"? Not likely. If your hair loss is already very serious, don't blame it on kidney deficiency. It naturally has nothing to do with masturbation.