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Dear Dr. Dixon,

Tell me about those "Abb Electrocution" devices that pulse electricity through your muscles.  Do they work?  Any specific health risks (especially to testes/ovaries.

Rob

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Dear Rob,

It is clear that electrical stimulation can prevent total atrophy in a paralyzed muscle while the nerve is growing back into it. It is neither proven nor clear that the same stimulation can substantially enhance a perfectly normal muscle. 

No harm has yet been proven or reported to sex organs or any other system. Sorry, just keep up those abdominal crunches.

George L. Dixon, Jr. MD

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