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Does masturbation interfier with puberty

My question is  does masturbating interfier with puberty at all .I started masturbating wen i was very young around the age of 7 (or even younger) and I've been masturbating constantly through out childhood and teen years  and now i am 18 and still masturbate almost everyday .i am concerned because i started at a young age and have seen that my penis size did not increase after puberty hit while other symptoms of puberty  took affect such as Pubic hair, height increase, deeper voice, facial hair ,acne and etc. except for my penis it no type of growth except for my four skin .i was thinking that since i masturbated constantly that i pulled my penis skin to where my skin grew but my penis stayed behind i am really consurned because i have low self confidence wen it comes to sex and daily activities  .Please Help
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The previous poster is mistaken.  Kids can get erections and masturbate even if they are too young to produce semen.  (Even babies get erections.)  

manny, probably you still have some growth you can expect, though not a major size change.  Masturbating does not interfere with puberty, but some guys do get a rather late growth spurt (a friend of mine at 17 was 5/6" tall and at 19 was 6'2").  You never know, that might happen to you.  I would not sweat the issue, your penis will be the size it's destined to be, and it doesn't have anything to do with how much you masturbated or how early you started.
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Masturbation has absolutely nothing to do with your penis size.
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I am 16 and i think i hit puberty because i got a lot of pubic hair and a lot of armpit hair and i get pimples regularly.. but my penis size is i think adnormaly small.. and i started masterbating when i was 13 but i got into the habit of doing it every other day.. or a few days straight.. does that effect it?
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Usually 5 inches erect is okay. Size of flaccid is not considered as it has no relation with erect size. There is standard way to measure the   length of penis. Comparing it with others by just looking at it, gives you a wrong estimate.When you look at others penis you are  looking at a different angle, giving you a false impression that it is bigger than yours.Measure it properly to get the correct idea.
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Hey I'm 14 and I haven't hit puberty yet and my penis is 3.82 inches erect, I've been masturbating since around 10/11 years old and at the time I couldn't produce semen but I can now but I want to know if I keep masturbating will my penis grow when I start puberty or will me masturbating interfere with my penis growth, also I have a few pimples does that have anything to do with puberty?  Please help guys
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Guys im 15 years old and i started masturbating like 3 years ago. Im worried now because i didnt hit puberty until now i dont have an armpit hair, and my penis didnt grow. What is happening to me ? What am i supposed to do? Help me out guys.
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Thank you
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When you say "my penis size's growth has been considerably less", what is the size now?
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hi i am 17 and i have been masturbating since age 13 and still have seen no increase in my penis and testicle size , what do i do ?
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I honestly did start masturbating at a young age   i dont remeber at what actual age but i do know i was really young. its not thhat im  worried about just sex i have other things i worry about as well .But  this issue really drops my self confidence level really low.but i really appreciate both of ur responses an advice it really left me at peace with this  and now im not stressing about this anymore. Thank You both
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I didn't say it was impossible.  I just said I don't believe he was masturbating at that age.  Plus, I totally agree on the growth spurt and that he shouldn't worry.  No problems!  :-)
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You should be concerned about other things at your age like school and the future instead of worrying about sex.  There's nothing wrong with masturbation even though I don't believe you started at seven years old.  You can't masturbate when you're not producing semen; hence, why you don't start masturbating until puberty.  How big did you expect your penis to get?  You can't tell me that you're 18 and still have a vienna sausage for a penis.  The size it is now is the size its going to be at rest.  When you engage in sexual activity when both your bodies react (i.e. not teenage sex with a girl that doesn't know what she's doing) then you will see growth.  Keep in mind that most guys only average six to six and a half inches at full erection.  Anything over that, especially if you get to eight to ten inch territory is a gift.  Stop worrying kid.  
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