<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Intro</strong></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>duction:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Excessive masturbation has for long been reported to affect youths with intervention strategies to intervene </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">with </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">this problem rema</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ining unclear. This study aimed at determining the underlying factors for excessive masturbation, its effects and intervention strategies used. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This was a case study design for a youth aged 19 years;affected by excessive masturbation. Data were collected through individual counseling and intervention. It i</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">nvolved 15 counseling sessions which w</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> run in nine month</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s in a three weeks interval. The sessions involved narration and exploration of the causes and effects of masturbation. Counseling intervention was built in a vicious circle. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">R</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">esults:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Several factors, effects and intervention strategies were identified, r</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ported and discussed in this study. Main causes were such as stories fro</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">m friends and pornographic videos. Effects were multiple risk behaviors and hea</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">lth problems. Counseling model for individual was developed. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The study indicates that there are multiple causes and