Good News: Frequent (!) Masturbation May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

I don't jog. I have healthier pursuits than that.

Frequent masturbation may help men cut their risk of contracting prostate cancer, Australian researchers have found. It is believed that carcinogens may build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly, BBC News reported on Wednesday. The researchers surveyed more than 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer, and 1,250 men who had not. They found that men who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to get cancer. Men who ejaculated more than five times each week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer.

Sexual intercourse may not have the same effect because of the higher risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, which could in turn raise the risk of cancer.

So masturbation good, frequent masturbation better, and actual sex risky?

Check, check, and check.

I think I'll start smoking more!

Thanks to DrewM.

posted by Ace at 10:56 AM

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