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Can masturbation really cause hair loss?

Nanes486
I hav read many times that excessive masturbation causes hairloss amd more over i hv been doing that since 10 to 11 months. Befr i used to do daily and now i reduced to 3 times a week but still im loosing hair and im only 21. I strted noticing it in may 2017 and now hair reduced density and sides of my head are visible what to do?

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