Study reveals how an orgasm a day can reduce a man's risk of prostate cancer
the risk of prostate cancer in men by 20%. And
those who ejaculate 21 times a month or more
cut their risk by 22%. Hmmm. Read the report
below..
Men who ejaculate more regularly
throughout their lives lower their risk of the
disease. The researchers, from Harvard
Medical School, did not explain why
orgasms could lower prostate cancer risk.
However it has previously been theorised
that regular orgasms may flush out
cancer-causing chemicals in the prostate.
Another theory is that if sperm is regularly
cleaned out to allow new cells to develop,
it helps stop the build-up of old cells that
might be more likely to turn cancerous.
The prostate is a small satsuma-sized
gland located between a man's penis and
his bladder, whose main function is to
produce a thick white fluid that is mixed
with the sperm produced by the testicles,
to create semen.
The new study is the largest to date on the
frequency of ejaculation and and prostate
cancer.
The researchers found that men in the
40-49 age bracket who ejaculate 21 or
more times a month reduced their risk of
prostate cancer by 22 per cent. This was
compared to men who ejaculate four to
seven times a month.
While the researchers said they were
unclear as to why ejaculation lowers the
chances of prostate cancer, they called the
results ‘particularly encouraging.’
The study followed almost 32,000 healthy
men for 18 years, 3,839 of whom later
were diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Men were asked about their average
monthly frequency of ejaculation between
the ages of 20 to 29, 40 to 49, and in
1991, the year prior to the questionnaire.
They found that the more frequently a man
ejaculated throughout his life, the lower his
risk of prostate cancer at all three of these
points in time.
This was the case even when they
adjusted their results to take factors such
as diet, lifestyle and a history of prostate
cancer screening into account.
Dr Jennifer Rider, of Harvard Medical
School and Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, said the results are ‘particularly
encouraging’ but should be interpreted
with caution.
She said: ‘While these data are the most
compelling to date on the potential benefit
of ejaculation on prostate cancer
development, they are observational data
and should be interpreted somewhat
cautiously.
‘At the same time, given the lack of
modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer,
the results of this study are particularly
encouraging.’
Source: UK Daily Mail
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