An Orgasm A Day Can Slash Cancer Risk

[KingKeigh]

Whack away, boys!! It's good for you.


Article from Daily Mail:

Men who have regular orgasms - once a day - are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, a study has found.

Regular ejaculation throughout their lives reduces the risk of the disease, scientists discovered.

The researchers, from Harvard Medical School, said they could not explain why orgasms could lower prostate cancer risk, adding further research is necessary.

However it has previously been suggested that regular orgasms may flush out cancer-causing chemicals in the prostate.

Another theory is that if sperm is regularly cleaned out to allow new cells to develop, it helps stop the build-up of old cells that might be more likely to turn cancerous.

The prostate is a small satsuma-sized gland located between a man's penis and his bladder.
Its main function is to produce a thick white fluid that is mixed with the sperm produced by the testicles, to create semen.

The Harvard study is the largest to date to examine the frequency of ejaculation and related prostate cancer risk.

The researchers found that men in the 40 to 49 age bracket who ejaculate 21 or more times a month reduced their risk of prostate cancer by 22 per cent.

This was compared to men who ejaculate four to seven times a month.

While the researchers said they were unclear as to why ejaculation lowers the chances of prostate cancer, they called the results ‘particularly encouraging'.

The study followed almost 32,000 healthy men for 18 years - 3,839 of whom later were diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Men were asked about their average monthly frequency of ejaculation between the ages of 20 to 29, 40 to 49, and in 1991, the year prior to the questionnaire.

They found that the more frequently a man ejaculated throughout his life, the lower his risk of prostate cancer at all three of these points in time.

This was the case even when they adjusted their results to take factors such as diet, lifestyle and a history of prostate cancer screening into account.

Dr Jennifer Rider, of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said the results are ‘particularly encouraging’ but should be interpreted with caution.

She said: ‘While these data are the most compelling to date on the potential benefit of ejaculation on prostate cancer development, they are observational data and should be interpreted somewhat cautiously.

‘At the same time, given the lack of modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer, the results of this study are particularly encouraging.’

She added more research should be carried out into the specific changes in the prostate caused by ejaculation, to understand how it reduces the risk of prostate cancer.

The research was presented at the American Urological Society annual meeting in New Orleans in May.

More than 1.1 million cases of prostate cancer were recorded in 2012, accounting for around eight per cent of all new cancer cases and 15 per cent in men, according to figures from the World Cancer Research Fund International.

The causes of prostate cancer are largely unknown, but the chances of developing the disease increase as a man gets older.


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[Toetapper]

Back in my teens (before college) a doctor told me that, for prostate health, I should have at least one orgasm every day and the more I can fit in the better. That was in the early Seventies; fortunately I was - and am - of a very horny disposition and followed his advice. I doubt that I've missed 20 days in 40+ years.

Granted, this is purely anecdotal evidence but I can proudly report I have had absolutely no prostate issues and it seems to function as well as when I was in my 20's but, holy cow, have I spent a lot of money on porn in those years!

[thunderfly]

I think the sentence "The causes of prostate cancer are largely unknown, but the chances of developing the disease increase as a man gets older" hits the nail on the head as many men stop having sex and may not masturbate at all as they get older which could be due to their partner losing interest, ill health/lack of fitness or half a dozen other reasons. The semen isn't flushed from the prostate and the prostate itself, due to inactivity, loses whatever it had when the man was younger.
Remember, a wank a day keeps the doctor away.

[Motorboater]

Imagine how long you could live for if you could use Sophie Howard's tits???

[scoundrel]

This is depressing news. It might mean that the members of Wank Club will live forever.

However I have received contrary medical advice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F62B6BX0xs

[Hikarufan]

Awesome! It's one thing I love to do

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by scoundrel

This is depressing news.

Not really, I always look for the positives in anything
It does mean I now have an excuse to not give up smoking

[KingKeigh]

Well, I've been a chronic masturbator since I was 16 with no signs of stopping. I wank at least once a day, usually before bed but sometimes in the morning too. My urologist says my PSA is perfect. I feel vindicated by this article, not that I'm that ashamed of it. It is the one constant is my life.

[Mal Hombre]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Not really, I always look for the positives in anything
It does mean I now have an excuse to not give up smoking

Just so long as You have a wank after every cigarette,If You're on 20 a day,That could be tiring...

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

Just so long as You have a wank after every cigarette,If You're on 20 a day,That could be tiring...

I thought it might have more to do with cigarette tar level rather than amount of actual cigarettes, The more ya jerk, the heavier strength ciggie's one could smoke