MASTURBATION... GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU?
Well, possibly if you're a man. More good news from Australian scientists. It seems a group of researchers at the Cancer Council of Victoria, in Melbourne, recently compiled a survey of over 1,000 men who have or have had prostate cancer. The survey had them detail their sexual history. They then compared the results with a similar survey of over 1,000 men of the same age, the only difference being that the second group did not have a history of prostate cancer. The findings of this study show that the more a man ejaculates during the ages of 20 to 50, the less likely he is to suffer from prostate cancer.
This study has produced results at odds with those of similar, earlier studies. The key difference is that previous research has defined sexual activity as intercourse, specifically. This study was looking pointedly at number of ejaculations over a given time period. The study has concluded that among men who admitted to frequent masturbation, prostate cancer risks can drop by up to a third of normal rates.
current science news posted by ted at 7/18/2003 08:35:00 PM
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