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Although masturbation is a normal and healthy sexual impulse, there can be such a thing as too much masturbation. Unfortunately, the embarrassment most men feel when talking about issues of a sexual nature means that many of them are completely unaware about how much damage excessive masturbation can do to their penises.

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How much is too much?

Most males begin masturbating in adolescence when they are around 12 or 13 and usually start off masturbating about once every one or two days. However, males can usually increase this amount once they get into the habit of masturbating frequently, while some men can actually get addicted to the physical release. Ideally masturbation should be kept to around two or three times a week, while masturbating more than once a day is typically too much and can lead to negative penis health.

What are the negative side effects?

There are actually several ways men can damage your penis by masturbating too much:

• Penis skin irritation - as you may expect, frequent masturbation can lead to an irritation of the skin, making the penis red and sore

• Loss of sensitivity - over time, the penis can get used to the constant contact and attention of masturbation, meaning it can become desensitized during intercourse. The dry rubbing effect of masturbation can damage cell neurons in the penis and may eventually lead to diminished sexual pleasure

• Dry penis skin - occasionally, a 'callous' effect may be noticed on the penis where penile skin begins to dry and lose its elaticity. Again, this can lead to lessened sensitivity and diminished pleasure during intercourse

• Cracking or breaking the skin - excessive masturbation may cause the penis skin to split. Although you won't be able to see them, these tears in the skin can cause a lot of damage as they allow viruses and bacteria to enter and infect the penis, as well as travel to other areas of the body

• Urethral damage - men suffering from urethral damage can often end up with scar tissue forming on their urethra. This can then lead to difficulty urinating, as well as a diminished amount of ejaculate being released during climax which can lead to fertility issues

• Erectile dysfunction - this can occur due to the capillaries in the penis becoming damaged, while other veins may appear damaged and unsightly. Later in life, this damage to the penile capillaries can lead to difficulties in getting and maintaining an erection

• Misshapen penis - Peyronie's disease is an illness that occurs when frequent masturbation actually begins to affect the shape of the penis. Sufferers from Peyronie's disease often have curved penises or experience a shortening of the penis shaft.

Other effects

It is also possible for men who masturbate excessively to suffer from chemical imbalances in the brain. The purpose of ejaculation is to release sperm and DNA in order for reproduction to occur. However, frequent masturbation can lead to a depletion of core chemicals and hormones in the brain, most notably serotonin, acetylcholine and dopamine. This depletion means the brain is constantly producing more of these chemicals in order to balance the body, meaning men who masturbate excessively can suffer from severe and abrupt chemical changes.

Steps Men Can Take to Prevent Penis Health Issues

Men can avoid common penis problems resulting from frequent masturbation or aggressive sex by using a lubricant when masturbating, cut back on frequency of masturbation, be more gentle when masturbating and perhaps, most importantly, by using a penis health creme(health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil) to alleviate common penis skin issues such as redness, irritation and dry penis skin.

In June 2009, a 22-year-old Honolulu mother of three young children was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally accessing another woman's medical records and posting on a MySpace page that she had HIV.

The State of Hawaii brought charges against the woman under a state statute criminalizing the unauthorized access to a computer; and which categorized the conduct of the defendant as a class B felony.

According to accounts of the incidents that led to the woman's conviction, there was a feud between the victim and the victim's sister-in-law, a friend of the defendant. The defendant, who worked as a patient service representative at the hospital where the victim was a patient, accessed the computer for the victim's sister-in-law.

Over the course of approximately ten months, the defendant accessed the patient's medical records three times through a computer. After she learned of the victim's medical condition, the defendant posted on her MySpace page that the victim had HIV. In a second posting, she said the victim was dying of AIDS.

The victim complained to hospital officials of the unauthorized access. After an internal investigation the hospital terminated the defendant's employment.

The defendant's conduct, of course, was egregious and inexcusable. The one-year jail term handed down by the Court exceeded the term recommended by the prosecutor. Nevertheless, beyond the issue of holding the defendant accountable for her actions some may question to what extent the hospital should bear responsibility for the breaches of confidentiality that occurred.

Federal law imposes statutory burdens on health care providers to protect against the improper use or disclosure of private health information and to reasonably limit uses and disclosures to the minimum necessary to accomplish their intended purpose.

Specifically, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996's ("HIPAA") privacy regulations became effective on April 14, 2003. HIPAA is intended to protect consumers' health information, allow consumers greater access and control to such information, enhance health care, and finally to create a national framework for health privacy protection. HIPAA covers health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain financial and administrative transactions electronically.

In addition to the privacy regulations, HIPAA's security rules became effective on April 21, 2005. Together the privacy and security regulations are the only national set of regulations that governs the use and disclosure of private, confidential and sensitive information.

Under HIPAA's Security Rule, the standards for the protection of electronic information covered by HIPAA are divided into three groups: Administrative safeguards, Physical safeguards and Technical safeguards.

A couple of the most significant required safeguards under HIPAA are the Administrative "Sanction Policy" and "Security Awareness Training" safeguards.

The sanction policy standard requires a communication to all employees regarding the disciplinary action that will be taken by the covered entity for violations of HIPAA. The sanction policy should have a notice of civil or criminal penalties for misuses or misappropriation of health information and make employees aware that violations may result in notification to law enforcement officials and regulatory, accreditation, and licensure organizations.

The security awareness training standard requires all employees, agents, and contractors to participate in information security awareness training programs. Based on job responsibilities, the covered entity should require individuals to attend customized education programs that focus on issues regarding use of health information and responsibilities regarding confidentiality and security.

The HIPAA privacy and security regulations require a privacy officer and security officer to be designated by the covered entity. The privacy and security officer should continually analyze and manage risk by thoroughly assessing potential risks and vulnerabilities, and implementing related security measures.

The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") clarified the penalties that may be assessed and against whom for HIPAA violations. Covered entities and uông nước đúng cách individuals whom "knowingly" obtain or disclose individually identifiable health information in violation of HIPAA may be fined up to $50,000, as well as imprisonment up to one year.

Offenses committed under false pretenses allow penalties to be increased--a $100,000 fine, with up to five years in prison. Finally, offenses committed with the intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain or malicious harm permit fines of $250,000, and imprisonment for up to ten years.

Given the security breach that led to the tragic events, including the one-year jail term for the defendant, Hawaii employers, health care providers and health plans should review their privacy and HIPAA policies and conduct an audit of their practices in order to protect against the improper use and disclosure of private health information and to reduce the risk of privacy breaches in their own organization.