Shootin' and dribblin' (and we're not talking basketball!)
I'm 14. Whenever I masturbate (at least once per week) I feel all the build-up – but just when I am at the crescendo, when I'm about to ejaculate, it all dies away.
Nothing comes up, and this causes much frustration for me. I usually try short spells of 10 to 15 minutes. Can you suggest a required diet for ejaculation, or introduce a new method?
I'm 15 and have been masturbating for about three years. But my problem is I think I orgasm too quickly.
I've never actually timed myself, but it usually doesn't take me longer than about 30 seconds, and after I finish I get angry I finished so fast. What can I do to delay it? I don't really like stopping in the middle, but if it's the only solution, I guess I'll have to go with that.
I'm 16, and something's been bothering me for a while. I was wondering if semen is always supposed to be pure white, because mine is usually kind of yellowish.
Does that mean I have some sort of problem?
No. Many males report a yellowish tint to the semen. If you have a serious health concern, though, you should talk to your doctor.
I'm 18, and I've masturbated since I was 15. My semen used to be kind of thick, but lately it's been whitish-clear and watery.
What's wrong with me – am I sterile?
I'm almost 21 years old and have been masturbating ever since I was 12. Sometimes I masturbate multiple times a day.
I'm afraid that because I masturbate too much, I'll either become sterile, or my sperm count will go down and thus I will not be able to impregnate a female. Is this true? Can masturbating for as long and often as I have cause a guy's sperm count to go down?
No, definitely not. If that were the case, the human race would have gone extinct long, long ago.
I'm an athletic 24-year-old. When I ejaculate, even quickly, my semen always "shoots" really far (to my hair or beyond).
At times I've measured it going 5 to 6 feet. I also ejaculate a lot of semen. Is this normal for my age? Does exercising the "PC" muscles between the testicles and anus have anything to do with the long distances?
I've been masturbating for quite a while now, and recently I ejaculated a white liquidy substance.
It was like semen, only not as thick. I'm worried now – am I sterile? Do I have a low sperm count? Will I continue to ejaculate like this?
You probably have nothing to worry about. Semen changes consistency from time to time. And remember, it takes only one sperm cell to fertilize an egg, so it's rare for a male to be completely sterile. You can always have your sperm count checked at a fertility clinic, but for now I wouldn't worry about it.
I've heard that eating your own semen is like taking a healthy version of steroids.
They said that it's just like eating testosterone, and it will help build muscle, without the bad side effects. Is this true?
- age 16, Texas
I've never had a "wet dream." Might that be because I masturbate a lot?
It's kind of funny how they say in health class that boys will start to have "wet dreams" in their teens, when in reality, many don't because they masturbate a lot.
- age 14, Texas
In the last few months, my semen has become very watery.
There is very little smell compared to before. Previously, if I touched it with a finger, the semen would stick and create a string if I pulled the finger away, and now it doesn't. Am I sterile? Am I dying?
Probably not, and no. Semen appearance and texture can change naturally over the course of months, days, or even from one ejaculation to another, due to a variety of factors inculding diet. Read more about semen composition here.
