Study Says Masturbation Reduces Prostate Cancer

[Born Free]

Study Says Masturbation Reduces Prostate Cancer

A study done in Australia suggests that frequent masturbation by men, especially in their 20s, provides protection against prostate cancer later in life.

The scientists in Australia found that men in their 20s who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer later in life.

The reason the study suggests focuses on masturbation over sex is said to be because men can pick up infections from intercourse that actually increase the risk of getting prostate cancer.

The team asked 1,079 men with prostate cancer to log their sexual habits, which were then compared with those of 1,259 healthy men.

"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 of Victoria in Melbourne said.

"Masturbation is part of people's sexual repertoire", said Anthony Smith, a director of the Australian Research Centre. "If these findings hold up, then it's perfectly reasonable that men should be encouraged to masturbate".

There's something you never thought you'd hear.

[puff]

Study Says Masturbation Reduces Prostate Cancer

A study done in Australia suggests that frequent masturbation by men, especially in their 20s, provides protection against prostate cancer later in life.

The scientists in Australia found that men in their 20s who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer later in life.

The reason the study suggests focuses on masturbation over sex is said to be because men can pick up infections from intercourse that actually increase the risk of getting prostate cancer.

The team asked 1,079 men with prostate cancer to log their sexual habits, which were then compared with those of 1,259 healthy men.

"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 of Victoria in Melbourne said.

"Masturbation is part of people's sexual repertoire", said Anthony Smith, a director of the Australian Research Centre. "If these findings hold up, then it's perfectly reasonable that men should be encouraged to masturbate".

There's something you never thought you'd hear.woopee i,ll give the old ducts another clean out tonite then , maybe thats why nunns don,t get cervical cancer too

[Born Free]

woopee i,ll give the old ducts another clean out tonite then , maybe thats why nunns don,t get cervical cancer too
Puff,

According to some research I read somewhere I don't recall, I thought nuns were at high risk of cervical cancer: nuns and wild girls with multiple partners, curiously enough.

Women who have a healthy sexual life in the mid-range were the lowest risk group.

Daryl

[helemon]

"Masturbation is part of people's sexual repertoire", said Anthony Smith, a director of the Australian Research Centre. "If these findings hold up, then it's perfectly reasonable that men should be encouraged to masturbate".

There's something you never thought you'd hear.

So what about people who have been snipped? Can't flush those ducts no matter how hard you try. But the little swimmers are not getting to the Prostate. I saw that they are currently testing a reversible male birth control where tiny silicon plugs are inserted into the vas deference tubes to block the sperm.

[helemon]

Puff,

According to some research I read somewhere I don't recall, I thought nuns were at high risk of cervical cancer: nuns and wild girls with multiple partners, curiously enough.

Women who have a healthy sexual life in the mid-range were the lowest risk group.

Daryl

If cervical cancer has been linked to HPV and nuns are married to God does that mean God has STDs? :duh ;)

[dogzilla]

Fantastic.

Just last night I was having this conversation with a boy about masturbation and he thinks he does it way too much because he thinks it's not healthy for him. Turns out, (assuming we're both telling the truth) I do it way more than he does. (Hey, I'm in my mid-30's ;) ) Anyway, he asked me to provide proof, using credible sources, that frequent masturbation can be healthy.

Would you mind posting the citation/link to the study please? I'm going to pelt him with documentation that proves he should whack it more.

:D

[Born Free]

Fantastic.

Just last night I was having this conversation with a boy about masturbation and he thinks he does it way too much because he thinks it's not healthy for him. Turns out, (assuming we're both telling the truth) I do it way more than he does. (Hey, I'm in my mid-30's ;) ) Anyway, he asked me to provide proof, using credible sources, that frequent masturbation can be healthy.

Would you mind posting the citation/link to the study please? I'm going to pelt him with documentation that proves he should whack it more.

:D
Zilla,

What I posted was exactly what I received.

Google the organisations involved and see if you get a hit.

Daryl

PS: Now I'm worried! You comparing wacking notes with a teenager male and coming up trumps! Either he's not doing enough or are you doing too much!!! :slap:

PPS: OK I found it. Point him at this and he can quote scientific justification for going for it! Turns out the research was old - 2003.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3942

[dogzilla]

Zilla,

What I posted was exactly what I received.

Google the organisations involved and see if you get a hit.

Daryl

PS: Now I'm worried! You comparing wacking notes with a teenager male and coming up trumps! Either he's not doing enough or are you doing too much!!! :slap:

PPS: OK I found it. Point him at this and he can quote scientific justification for going for it! Turns out the research was old - 2003.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3942

He's a 40-year-old "boy," babe. ;) I'm not a bit surprised to learn I've trumped his frequency, seeing as how the male libido peaks at a different age from the female libido. Poor guy. Sure hope he can keep up.
:cool:

Thanks for the linky!

[Born Free]

He's a 40-year-old "boy," babe. ;) I'm not a bit surprised to learn I've trumped his frequency, seeing as how the male libido peaks at a different age from the female libido. Poor guy. Sure hope he can keep up.
:cool:

Thanks for the linky!
That's a worry!

By 40, most have figured out that what they do with their tackle is their own business.

That said I have a brother who appears to subscribe to the depletion theory.

Interesting to see how his prostate health proceeds, as our father died of prostate cancer.

Daryl

[puff]

Fantastic.

Just last night I was having this conversation with a boy about masturbation and he thinks he does it way too much because he thinks it's not healthy for him. Turns out, (assuming we're both telling the truth) I do it way more than he does. (Hey, I'm in my mid-30's ;) ) Anyway, he asked me to provide proof, using credible sources, that frequent masturbation can be healthy.

Would you mind posting the citation/link to the study please? I'm going to pelt him with documentation that proves he should whack it more.

:Dwhat i have heard about this is , masturbation itself won,t hurt you , but using your imagination to much can do lots of mental damage , a certain amount of reality is recomended in every sexual diet , otherwise you might become a raging sexual psychotic

[dogzilla]

what i have heard about this is , masturbation itself won,t hurt you , but using your imagination to much can do lots of mental damage , a certain amount of reality is recomended in every sexual diet , otherwise you might become a raging sexual psychotic

:duh

Where have YOU been, Puff? Why are you just NOW warning me? :mad: Don'tcha think that horse is already outta the barn?


;)


:D

[peter_mary]

:duh

Where have YOU been, Puff? Why are you just NOW warning me? :mad: Don'tcha think that horse is already outta the barn?

This explains so much! The pieces were all missing before, but at last they fall into place!!!

Hay, anyone? :D

[helemon]

what i have heard about this is , masturbation itself won,t hurt you , but using your imagination to much can do lots of mental damage , a certain amount of reality is recomended in every sexual diet , otherwise you might become a raging sexual psychotic

So are you saying that people should look at porn so they don't have to imagine it in their mind? :Crazy: ADIDAS:neener:

[Born Free]

woopee i,ll give the old ducts another clean out tonite then , maybe thats why nunns don,t get cervical cancer too
You think if you went in a 'personal worthiness' interview and said no you didn't masturbate, but that you were into duct maintenance, you would pull it off???? ;) :Crazy: ;)

Daryl

[elder_nomo]

You think if you went in a 'personal worthiness' interview and said no you didn't masturbate, but that you were into duct maintenance, you would pull it off???? ;) :Crazy: ;)

Daryl
Bold added by me...
Tell me you said it this way on purpose, Daryl
LOL
:D

[nedok]

This is a fairly old study, I remember reading about it a year or two ago.

I think it's funny how mormons link masturbation to infidelity and unhealthy sexual appetites when in reality it does the complete opposite. Trying to suppress urges only makes your body want more and sets you up for doing something stupid (like cheating on your partner).

yay for masturbation.

[Born Free]

Bold added by me...
Tell me you said it this way on purpose, Daryl
LOL
:D
It's all slight of hand (or wrist)!

[free thinker]

Let him with a free hand cast the first stone. ;)


ft

[peter_mary]

Let him with a free hand cast the first stone. ;)

ft
Just exactly how many hands do you USE?! This is a bit disturbing, image-wise...:slap:

[helemon]

You think if you went in a 'personal worthiness' interview and said no you didn't masturbate, but that you were into duct maintenance, you would pull it off???? ;) :Crazy: ;)

Daryl
Nope, according to BKP you are supposed to let the wet dream fairy take care of that job.

[noodle]

Sortof gives new meaning to the song, Come Come Ye Saints? :D

[elder_nomo]

Just exactly how many hands do you USE?! This is a bit disturbing, image-wise...:slap:
I am reminded of the old Burger King jingle....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_food_and_drink_advertising_slogans#Burger_ King
(see the 5th one down)

[peter_mary]

I am reminded of the old Burger King jingle....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_food_and_drink_advertising_slogans#Burger_ King
(see the 5th one down)
Why would you have this piece of trivia locked in your gray matter? And what OTHER treasures are drifting around in there? :duh

"It takes two hands to handle a Whopper"
You know, I had excised all Burger King related marketing out of my brain...until now. I hold you responsible, E_Nomo!!! With two hands!!:D

[puff]

:duh

Where have YOU been, Puff? Why are you just NOW warning me? :mad: Don'tcha think that horse is already outta the barn?


;)


:Dyeah me too , the horse is outta the gate down the road and gone a few hundred miles , but being sexualy nuts can be quite good fun , as long as you have somebody to be sexualy nuts with

[puff]

So are you saying that people should look at porn so they don't have to imagine it in their mind? :Crazy: ADIDAS:neener:no , i,m saying they should have some porn in the flesh , but don,t cheat on anybody , cause that shit can hurt, point is , if you want to keep your marriage alive sexually , your going to have to do a bit of thinking , and planning , and have no rules except you both enjoy it , and don,t think jesus is watching you , that might be a real wet blanket , well , unless you like being watched that is

[helemon]

no , i,m saying they should have some porn in the flesh ,

I think you make a good point here. It is not looking at naked bodies that is potentially harmful. If that were the case people would get addicted to seeing their spouse naked but I don't hear any preachers or anti porn people saying that sex should be done fully clothed. I think the concern with porn and what is possibly addicting about it is that it requires no emotional investment on the part of the viewer in nuturing and cultivating a loving relationship with another human being. It is purely selfish and self satisfying. While this may be fine occasionally, if it is seen as being a valid substitute for real committed relationships I think society will suffer in the form of fewer two parent homes. Also if porn encourages selfish attitudes that could be extended toward less of a desire to care for children or the elderly. But enough speculation. I don't think porn is the root of all these things but it may be one way of facilitating selfish behaviors and stunting emotional development.

[free thinker]

Just exactly how many hands do you USE?! This is a bit disturbing, image-wise...


One for masturbating and one to throw stones at the others who are masturbating! ;) It is a good way to get your rocks off. :neener:

ft

[Born Free]

It was breast cancer prevention week here in Australia last week. One of the scary figures run out was that breast cancer is up about 80% (I think it was) since 1980.

It is believed that delayed childbirth, less children and less breastfeeding may be factors contributing to that rise.

Sounds similar to the risk in prostate cancer.

Daryl

[helemon]

Just exactly how many hands do you USE?! This is a bit disturbing, image-wise...:slap:
What did the elephant say to the naked man?
It's cute but how can you breathe through that little thing?