Masturbating Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk -Study


LONDON (Reuters) - Frequent masturbation, particularly in the 20s, helps prevent prostate cancer (news - web sites) later in life, according to new research.

Australian scientists have shown that the more men masturbate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to develop the disease that kills more than half a million men each year.


They suspect that frequent ejaculation has a protective effect against the cancer because it prevents dangerous carcinogens from building up in the gland.


"The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them," Graham Giles, of the Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne, told New Scientist magazine on Wednesday.


In a survey of 1,079 prostate cancer patients and 1,259 healthy men, Giles and his team discovered that men who ejaculated more than five times a week in their 20s were a third less likely to develop an aggressive form of the disease.


The findings contradict previous studies which suggested that having a variety of partners or frequent sexual activity could increase the risk of prostate cancer by 40 percent.


But Giles said the earlier research concentrated on intercourse, whereas his study focused on masturbation. Infections caused by sexual activity could account for the different findings.


"Men have many ways of using their prostate which don't involve women or other men," he added.

althom said:

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i always thought of u as a wanker

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What if you mastubated 10 times a week
does that decrease your chances by 65%?
I knew it would all pay off somehow,
and all of those times I felt guilty,
I was just taking precautionary measures.




[This message was edited Wed Jul 16 18:40:25 PDT 2003 by sinisterpentatonic]

I wonder if masterbation helps women in any way?

Sweeny79 said:

they're just being selfish. They need to share the love

sinisterpentatonic said:

I'll give you a hand

Sweeny79 said:

from female-masturbation-ejaculation.com (there be adult content in that link, dahlings!):

Besides the obvious fact that masturbation gives you pleasure, there are several benefits to regular masturbation. Many women report that it helps them to relax and is much safer than sleeping pills, tranquilizers, drugs and alcohol. It can also help a woman feel energized and more focused, though this may also result from having a good night's sleep after masturbation.

During periods, women who masturbate tend to find relief from their normal discomforts. Also, since many men are averse to having sex during this time, it can be a wonderful solitary relief.

Knowing your sexual preferences can help during lovemaking with a partner. Also, if your partner is aware that you masturbate, they generally feel less pressured to give you orgasms. Taking pressure off your partner will generally result in better performance from the during lovemaking.

There is no risk of disease, pregnancy or emotional trauma from masturbation.

Many women say that masturbation causes longer, more intense orgasms than they can experience during lovemaking.

Masturbation sessions allow you to be less inhibited than you would with a partner. This allows you to explore sides of your sexuality that may be taboo to your partner or embarassing to you. Because you can go at your own pace, you won't feel pressured to have an orgasm before your partner does.


so go and do it for a worthy cause...




"is everybody wet?" edit
[This message was edited Wed Jul 16 19:30:13 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

thanks d that's very true about when you have your period.

But I wasn't gonna stop doing it anyway