does masturbation cause heart attack - #23851
I am a bit worried about my health lately, and I'm trying to piece together some things. A few weeks ago, I was hanging out with friends and we got into this weird conversation about health myths, which got me thinking. I remember hearing someone say that "does masturbation cause heart attack" and like, it really made me uneasy. I'm a 30-year-old guy, pretty active and fit, but I can't shake this anxiety. I mean, sometimes I do it more than I probably should, but it's not like I'm doing it every day or anything. The other night, I had this intense chest pain after, and you know how Google is! I started looking up all this stuff and now I'm freaking out about what I found. Some articles say there’s a link between "does masturbation cause heart attack" and heart conditions, while others totally dismiss it. I did have high cholesterol in a check-up last year, which I’ve been managing, but now I'm like... what if this is actually linked? My question is, just how real is the risk behind "does masturbation cause heart attack"? Should I be cutting back or is this just myth? I really want to know if I need to be concerned or if I’m overthinking this.
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