Masturbating may protect against prostate cancer
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:18 am
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993942
and for the ladies....
Some are saying to themselves...."only 5 times?"concludes that the more men ejaculate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they are to develop prostate cancer.
The protective effect is greatest while men are in their twenties: those who had ejaculated more than five times per week in their twenties, for instance, were one-third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer later in life (BJU International, vol 92, p 211).
and for the ladies....
an intriguing parallel between prostate cancer and breast cancer, as recent studies indicate that lactating reduces a woman's risk of breast cancer, perhaps because this also flushes out carcinogens