Frequent Ejaculations May Counter Prostate Cancer

Reuters via Yahoo ^ | 4-6-04 | Michael Conlon

[Pharmboy]

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sexual activity does not cause prostate cancer, and men who ejaculate frequently may even be protecting themselves against the disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

The study, which involved more than 29,000 healthy men and covered sex of all kinds including masturbation and nocturnal emissions, confirms a smaller Australian study from last July that reached similar conclusions, the authors said.

Most of the previous research into the question was on whether sexual frequency caused prostate cancer, on the theory that increased production of the male hormone testosterone could prompt prostate cell growth, the study's chief author, Michael Leitzmann, said in an interview.

But the new research found that "ejaculation frequency is not related to an increased risk. There is no adverse effect. And ... higher elevations of ejaculation appear to protect men from developing prostate cancer," said Leitzmann, a physician and investigator at the National Cancer Institute.

The study suggested that frequent ejaculations may decrease the concentration of "chemical carcinogens which readily accumulate in prostatic fluid" and may reduce the development of crystalloids "which have been associated with prostate cancer in some."

The prostate is a small gland that produces some of the fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is the second most common kind of cancer (after skin cancer) diagnosed among U.S. men, and is highly survivable if caught in time.

The new study, published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, was based on an ongoing survey covering a variety of health issues of thousands of men who were 40 to 75 when the study began in 1986. In 1992 they were asked to report the average number of ejaculations they had per month during ages 20 to 29, 40 to 49 and during the previous year. In later surveys they were asked to report if they had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The earlier Australian study published in July 2003 by the Cancer Council Victoria found that the more often men ejaculated between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they were to suffer from prostate cancer.

That survey, which covered 1,079 prostate cancer patients and 1,259 healthy men, found that those who had sex at least once a day in their 20s were a third less likely to develop the malady.

"The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them," Graham Giles, lead author of the earlier study said at the time.

Leitzmann said his new study is consistent with the Australian findings, and may even be stronger because it tracked men over time rather than asking them to recall ejaculation frequency only after they had already been diagnosed with cancer.

That kind of recall can be distorted, he said, because the cancer brings diminished sexual activity with it.

[Pharmboy]

"Hi honey, I'm home, and take a look at this important health item."

[keyesguy]

You have a headache? Are you trying to kill me?

[anniegetyourgun]

Expecting an e-mail from Mr. Gun containing this link any minute now....

[motzman]

"They all laughed at my bulk ordering of KY lubricant...well who's laughing now?!?!?"

[Petronski]

"But Officer, I have a note from my doctor..."

[annyokie]

Duh. I'm looking after hubby's prostate health for my selfish benefit.

[12B]

One way or another, I'm good to go.

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO!

[petercooper]

How do you define 'frequent'?

[Petronski]

Humor ping.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Bump to read to hubby.

[umgud]

Does this mean I'll be a prostate healthy blind man?

[dirtboy]

She's a cancer-fightin' mamma...

[lilylangtree]

Use or lose! :)

[Migraine]

How do you define 'frequent'?

...three times a day.

[Gadsden1st]

Great...all be need is a bunch of old blind men.

[Moonman62]

It's about time they got a handle on this problem.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Look, health news.......

[GraniteStateConservative]

There is no adverse effect. And ... higher elevations of ejaculation appear to protect men from developing prostate cancer

So, does this mean Liddy Dole didn't put out for poor Bob?

[demlosers]

"The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them,"

Hello Sweetie, come flush my ducts...

:-)

[kidd]

Product labelling is so important.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Talk about a "win-win" proposition!

[whd23]

"Mom! Shut the door! I'm preventing cancer!!"

[Clint Williams]

Wrong ad for this thread...

[sonserae]

The study suggested that frequent ejaculations may decrease the concentration of "chemical carcinogens which readily accumulate in prostatic fluid" and may reduce the development of crystalloids "which have been associated with prostate cancer in some."

New Study finds the woman is the recipient of the chemical carcinogens and is the one to get cancer. GREAT!

[steve8714]

I'm printing this and taking it home.

[GraniteStateConservative]

I'd email this to my wife, but I think the title would get it caught by my wife's spam filter.

[martin_fierro]

"Frequent Ejaculations May Counter Prostate Cancer!" he ejaculated.

Couldn't even THINK of a suitable graphic for here.
No amateurs, please. Send FReepmail if you want on/off ISHP list

[martin_fierro]

"Frequent Ejaculations May Counter Prostate Cancer!"

"Frequent Ejaculations May Counter Prostate Cancer!"

(jus' tryin' to stay healthy here)

[codyjacksmom]

ROTFLMAO....

[TheGrimReaper]

Thanks for the reminder.... I think my annual therapy is coming up any day now.

[Born Conservative]

Does this mean I'll be a prostate healthy blind man?

A prostate healthy blind man WITH HAIRY PALMS!

[dansangel]

I'm totally speechless.....

Oh, .45MAN....some good news! :-)

[eddie willers]

Couldn't even THINK of a suitable graphic for here

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I really wanted to ping all of my blind, hairy palmed friends to this thread - but as a lady, I will refrain from doing so.........

[farmfriend]

bttt

[martin_fierro]

LOL

There ya go

[martin_fierro]

I knew that eventually something would, er, come.

[HostileTerritory]

I was told this by my doctor several years ago when I told her of my family history of prostate problems. By the way, she looks like Bebe Neuwirth.

[TexasCowboy]

"I really wanted to ping all of my blind, hairy palmed friends to this thread - but as a lady, I will refrain from doing so........."

But I noticed you pinged ME!!

[Clint Williams]

Wrong ad for this thread...

LOL! Moderator pulled the "Support Free Republic ad"!!!!

[Dog Gone]

Wait until I tell my wife that I'm supposed to either seduce her or a bar of soap. I'm a dead man.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Oh yea, so I did.......;^)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

LOL.... in the interest of good health I'll send you a case of soap......

[martin_fierro]

[Charles Henrickson]

Cancer Prevention Week in my house means seven times a year.

[mikrofon]

"But... but honey, I did it to improve my health -- that's why it's called prostatution, isn't it?"

[Chad Fairbanks]

I'm fighting cancer, and fighting it very very fast...

[not_apathetic_anymore]

I'm sure there must be some comment about Sentaor Kerry's prostate health and this news item, but I don't want to think too much about it.