Johnny E Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 Masturbating Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk - Study LONDON (Reuters) - Frequent masturbation, particularly in the 20s, helps prevent prostate cancer 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. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 I guess lots of list members are safe. Quote
catesta Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 I'll be the first to say, I should be all clear. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 Particularly in the twenties?? Are you telling me all that hard work (ahem) I did at 13 and 14 was for nothing? Quote
catesta Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Particularly in the twenties?? Are you telling me all that hard work (ahem) I did at 13 and 14 was for nothing? No shit! Quote
Guest Chaney Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Guess what I'm doing right now? KIDDING! Sheesh! Quote
JSngry Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 (edited) Is having your wife/girlfriend/favorite waitress/whoever massage your prostate while you (or her, for that matter) masturbate good or bad in terms of overall prostate health? Does the study say? Don't tell me - they haven't done THAT study yet. Another case of belaboring the obvious and getting paid for it. Edited July 17, 2003 by JSngry Quote
Guest Chaney Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 EEEEUUUU JS! HA! I'd like to see THAT post live more than a few minutes on one of those other boards! indeed! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 "No, no, no, honey! It's not that... listen... a recent study by the Austrailian...." Quote
Ed S Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 "No, no, no, honey! It's not that... listen... a recent study by the Austrailian...." Now THAT'S funny Quote
Use3D Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Australian study says: 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. Well that's the end of me. Quote
bertrand Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 (edited) The study also suggests that listening to Charles LLoyd's Dream Weaver while doing the deed will further reduce the risk. Bertrand. Edited July 17, 2003 by bertrand Quote
dave9199 Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Who'da thunk it! Us girlfriendless geek in our teens will live to be the oldest of our generation! The meek DO inherit the earth! I don't even need health insurence. Quote
David Ayers Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 So... why did they close down the BNBB - just remind me...? Quote
Joe G Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 All right, lets hear your favorite euphemisms. From a Letterman top ten list: Shaking hands with Abraham Lincoln and my favorite, from Star Wars: Tending the 'droids. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Where's Aric's response to this thread??? Quote
Aggie87 Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 (edited) No offense intended, but I'd be more interested in seeing what someone named "Peter Johnson" would have to say about this topic. After all, he is a "member" of this BB... Edited July 17, 2003 by Aggie87 Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 ROTFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
bertrand Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Speaking of Letterman, one time his top ten list was: 'top ten yo-yo tricks'. he then proceeded to read it: 'slamming the monkey, chocking the chicken' etc. He stopped around number five, and said something like: 'that doesn't seem right' and read a different list. It was hilarious. The audience was in stitches. These guys are Australian, right? Then I propose a new euphemism: 'caressing the koala'. Bertrand. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Australian study says: 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. Well that's the end of me. Get busy! Maybe you can make it up. Quote
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