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Does masturbation stunt growth?

I used to do it 1-2 times a day everyday when I was a teenager.

Now I'm 5'6" despite having a 5'9" father and 5'5" younger sister.

How bad did it hurt me?
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It is not a rule that a person has to have the height as his father or mother.  You will find different heights with siblings and parents.  All genetic features are also not transfterred equally.
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Im afraid its true to me because i do it 3 times a day in my teenage yrs. I am supposed to be my father's height but im an inches shorter than him!
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Honey masturbation doesn't cause a stunted growth,at all. I used to masturbate even before  my preteen years and I am really tall,like 6'2 feet tall. If that was true,then I would be a dwarf.  So don't put to much pressure on yourself, you're normal
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I don't think 1 or 2 times a day will be enough to deplete enough protein and vitamins to stunt your growth. Just the comparison of how much fluid you loose ejaculating compared to your intake with a basic diet should show you that you haven't really lost that much.
Besides, we'd all be 4 feet tall if this was true.
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Because if you masturbate, you lose protein and all the vitamins that are needed for body to grow.

This probably applies to sex before 18 also. But I didn't have sex until the age of 18, that's why I am not worried about that.
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Science. Why would just masterbation stunt growth? Would sex not stunt growth also? And how would it be possible for it to stunt growth?
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How do you know?
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139792 tn?1498585650
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Yes, I misread your question. It does not stunt height.
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Which part do you find confusing?

My question is merely "Does masturbation stunt height?"

As simple as that.
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Your question is confusing. your may reframe it.
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