Masturbation Can Help Protect Men Over Fifty Against Prostate Cancer

Masturbation may be good for you -- or bad, depending on your age. The solitary sexual activity that is widely practised but little discussed, is linked with an increased risk of prostate cancer when practised frequently by young men in their twenties and thirties, doctors say.

But by the time men reach their fifties, it may protect against the disease because it helps remove toxins that have built up over a lifetime.

Read the whole story here.

Comments

[Knowledgeseeker]

handy handy is a good thing

[Knowledgeseeker]

I just read this article today that Masturbation can lead to cancer...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090126082343.htm?ref=aggre_pop

what should I believe?

[research]

From the article "Most of the differences were attributed to masturbation rather than sexual intercours­e." sexual intercourse increases the chance of cancer, and supports the concept of virus caused cancers.

Masturbation is safe sex.

[ChairmanOfTheBoard]

this is great news, i always knew it had health benefits

[wilray]

You know this is great news. I think I'll celebrate by watching Free Willy and Farce of the Penguins.

[DoctorWhoDat]

What the report failed to say is the possible headaches you can get when you hand slips off and hits you in the forehead.

[totaldisbelief]

Peter Rooter Peter Rooter....­keep you pipes clean.

[rabiddog6708]

I've got a few years before I'm 50, but I will get an early start. Anything to stay healthy.

[Dwjackson]

Good one

[Dwjackson]

Then I should live to be at least 1000

[Ray46]

Free Viagra and free porn for every male over 50 saves lives!

[uglyhumanbeing]

that'll be the day.

[k1k2lee]

See - Ted Haggart was just trying to protect himself against the onset of cancer!

[Dwjackson]

lol

[wilray]

That's what Pee Wee Herman was doing.

[biskitdaddy]

WE'RE ALL GOING TO LIVE FOREVER!!!

[Phxflyer]

'Nuff said.

[freddiefreeloader]

When I was young and in my prime, I used to do it all the time but now I 'm old and grey I only do it once a day.

[freddiefreeloader]

Confucius say man who go to bed frustrated, usually wake up with solution in hand.

[Lalasnake]

"Prostate cancer is known to be driven by the male hormone testosterone, and men with high levels of testosterone tend to have a higher sex drive and a higher risk of the cancer.

"The findings showed that those who had been most sexually active in their twenties – having sexual intercourse or masturbating more than 20 times a month – were more likely to have the cancer. Frequent masturbation, but not sexual intercourse, in the twenties and thirties was significantly linked with the later development of prostate cancer. "

I seriously doubt it's the act of masturbation that leads to an increased risk of prostate cancer. Rather, I think that frequent masturbation is a symptom of high levels of testosterone, which is linked to a higher risk of prostate cancer. I also don't think you can compare frequent masturbation with frequent sexual intercourse; I think that the former will always be in greater number than the latter. So go ahead and spank away, boys, just check with your doctors to see what you can do about these high levels of testosterone or other ways to reduce your risk.

[research]

Or, since stress is known to cause cancer,

Young men without lovers are unhappy.

Old men who masturbate are happier.

[BobSF94117]

I think you've grasped the point.

A young man who wanted very frequent sex -- several times a day -- probably wouldn't find a willing partner or enough willing partners to satisfy him (and not annoy the heck out of the partner). At the high-frequency end of the spectrum, masturbation is probably the only reasonable solution.

[Dwjackson]

P.S.: Seriously, you sound like someone who actually knows what you're talking about, unlike three quarters of the people who post on this blog...to include me. A physician perhaps? Either way, thanks for weighing in with what seems to be very sound, objective information for us over 50 guys to consider

[Lalasnake]

I appreciate the compliment. I am not a physician, but I familiar with the tactics some people use to engender fear and guilt in others' sexuality. To me, the conclusions stated in this article are not too different from Kellogg's claims about masturbation and its effects on the body. It's all hokum, based on erroneous conclusions drawn from a faulty study.