A new study claims regular orgasms can reduce 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
