Masturbation May Prevent Prostate Cancer

A recent study by Australian researchers have found that frequent masturbation may prevent prostate cancer. It is believed that carcinogens build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly.

The researchers surveyed more than 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer, and 1,250 men who had not. They found that men who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to get cancer. Men who ejaculated more than five times each week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer.

Sexual intercourse may have a different effect because of the higher risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, which could in turn raise the risk of cancer.

The prostate produces a fluid that is incorporated into ejaculation, which activates sperm and prevents them from sticking together. Studies on animals have shown that carcinogens like 3-methylchloranthrene can be harbored in the prostate. Frequent ejaculation encourages the cancer-inducing fluids to "flush out."

Sounds funny but hey, it might actually work.