Masturbation involves stimulating your own genitals to achieve sexual arousal and usually an orgasm. This includes men masturbating and women fingering themselves. Devices can also be used. However, the question arises whether masturbating during an antibiotic course impedes recovery.
The answer is yes; masturbating during the recovery period of an antibiotic course can hinder the effectiveness of the antibiotics. The same rule applies to masturbation as to sexual intercourse: you should abstain from any sexual activity for up to seven days after finishing the antibiotics. This is because the mucous membranes need to fully recover, which occurs during this seven-day period. Therefore, The STI Tester recommends resting the infected area for seven days and not masturbating during the first week after the antibiotic course.
