I was upset by the doctor’s advice

EDITOR—I was very upset by Dr Paul Semugoma’s advice to the person who wrote explaining that his fiancee complains because he ejaculates prematurely. The article was written on August 1.

I strongly think it was bad advice for the doctor to say that “masturbation is useful in conditions where sexual contact is not possible like in schools”. This is likely to be interpreted by some school children that masturbation is fine. Do you mean because there are no members of the opposite sex around, these people should engage in masturbation?

In other words if the opposite sex was around they should therefore have sex? Even school children? Thank God on the opposite page Dr. Watiti tackled a similarsubject in the article “Can masturbation reduce viral load?”. Watiti pointed out that “masturbation can be addictive and difficult to break, even when you are married ... it can have a negative effects on your marriage”.

I would rather young people were encouraged as Dr. Watiti suggested, “to concentrate their energies elsewhere until married”.

Sam Byamukama
Kampala