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Ustwo · 04-30-2008, 03:00 PM

Science, is a wonderful thing.

Most people sadly lack the background to even read a scientific paper and make any sort of sense of it, in any field.

This...is not one of those papers.

This is where science and real life come together in perfect harmony.

Its not telling us to eat less bacon, its not telling us to drive less, its not telling us to work out more often.

Its simply saying what every man knows, more orgasms are better than fewer.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NGS161ML91.DTL

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Not too many studies these days conclude that a little sex is good, and even more sex is better.

But in one of the first major attempts to gauge the cancer risk of male sexual activity, researchers at the prestigious National Cancer Institute discovered to their great surprise that a lot of orgasms do a guy no harm -- and may even do him some good.

It matters not if they happen during sexual intercourse with a man or a woman, or if they occur spontaneously during sleep. Even masturbation, scientifically speaking, is good for you.

"As epidemiology studies go, this is about as good as it gets," said John Witte, a genetic epidemiologist at UCSF, who was not one of the study's authors but was familiar with the results. "In this day and age, when most of the health warnings are negative -- 'don't do this, don't do that' -- this is kind of a fun one. So ejaculation is something people don't have to feel bad about."

The study, which appears in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association, is by far the most ambitious attempt yet to clear away some of the confusion surrounding male sexual function and one of mankind's deadliest cancers.

This year, an estimated 230,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and nearly 30,000 will die, making it second only to lung cancer on the list of the leading causes of male cancer deaths.

The research was done as part of the well-regarded Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a comprehensive look at the health and habits of nearly 52, 000 predominantly white middle-aged men, launched in 1986. Experts said they had no reason to suspect the results would have been substantially different if a broader population mix were included.

The prostate study includes results for 29,342 men. The health professionals filled out detailed survey forms every two years from 1992 to 2000, estimating how many ejaculations they had had per month on average during their 20s, their 40s and the past year. Sexual climaxes during intercourse and masturbation, as well as nocturnal emissions, all counted the same.

Nearly all the previous studies suggested a link between sexual activity and elevated risk of prostate cancer, possibly because of high testosterone levels or exposure to infectious agents among men engaging in frequent sex. A small study in Australia last year suggested the opposite might be true, but those results were largely dismissed.

The new study is the first careful attempt to track a large group of men for a number of years, using statistical tools to take into account differences in diet, exercise and other disease factors that might influence prostate cancer rates. All the men were cancer-free when the study began.

The questionnaires were used to divide the men into categories of sexual activity, ranging from those estimating an average four to seven orgasms a month to those reporting at least 21 per month. Only a handful of men admitted to having fewer than one orgasm a week -- not enough to make up their own category. So those few unfortunates were lumped in with the four-to-seven orgasms a month group.

Results were striking: Men having the most orgasms reduced their prostate cancer risk by a full third compared with those men reporting the fewest orgasms. The same pattern held true for those who landed in between the extremes, including an 11 percent reduced cancer risk for those estimating eight to 12 monthly ejaculations and a 14 percent decrease for those in the 13- to-20 ejaculation group.

In their formal account of their findings, the authors seemed to play down the apparent protective effects of male orgasm, in part because there is no agreement as to what might account for the protection.

"The really good news," said Dr. Michael Leitzmann, an investigator at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., and one of the study's lead authors, is "that a high frequency of ejaculations does not increase your risk" of contracting a potentially fatal cancer as you age.

One possible explanation, said Leitzmann and other scientists, may be that the prostate accumulates carcinogens, which are perhaps cleared out during the male sex act. The walnut-size prostate gland produces fluids that are contained in semen.

Australian epidemiologist Graham Giles at the nonprofit Cancer Council in Melbourne said one of the big remaining questions was the effect of frequent orgasms during one's teenage years. Like early childbirth in women, a lot of orgasms early in a man's life span may be "like running an engine," he said, prompting youthful cells in the critical region to "fully develop into a whole lot of nice prostate cells."

But the epidemiologists said they had no intention of launching a new pro- masturbation public-health campaign aimed at teenage boys. No need for that, they said.

So my dear, you don't want me to die of cancer do you? Now be a good girl and get out those knee pads and bring an extra bottle of astroglide. I really do NEED this

P.S. if this study turns out to be flawed I'm not going to mention it to my wife.

Punk.of.Ages · 04-30-2008, 03:08 PM

How could something that feels that good be bad for you?

sapiens · 04-30-2008, 03:15 PM

Correlation is not necessarily causation, but still...Excellent!

stevie667 · 04-30-2008, 03:23 PM

Must...Not...Say...Duh...Damnit! lol.

Like sapiens said correlation isn't the same as causation, but it sure is fun.

Isn't it nice to wash away Victorian thinking with modern science?

MSD · 04-30-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Punk.of.Ages

How could something that feels that good be bad for you?

Ever tasted antifreeze?

genuinegirly · 04-30-2008, 08:26 PM

What a fun study.

Scorps · 04-30-2008, 08:28 PM

My GF loves sex so im good for now

Hain · 05-01-2008, 12:12 AM

Splendid.

dlish · 05-01-2008, 01:46 AM

ill be printing this article and showing it to the mrs.

i aint doing too bad though.

Redlemon · 05-01-2008, 04:10 AM

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It matters not if they happen during sexual intercourse with a man or a woman, or if they occur spontaneously during sleep. Even masturbation, scientifically speaking, is good for you.

Be sure to remove the above-quoted paragraph before sharing this article with your SO.

Daniel_ · 05-01-2008, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

Be sure to remove the above-quoted paragraph before sharing this article with your SO.

Unless you want an excuse to fuck the pool boy...

blahblah454 · 05-01-2008, 05:54 AM

Truly an excellent article. Its good to know that we are doing all we can to stay healthy!

And I will pass on the pool boy, but thanks anyways.

Ilow · 05-01-2008, 07:17 PM

New Slogan--

The TFP Titty Board: Reducing prostate cancer in members since 2003.

Ustwo · 05-01-2008, 09:12 PM

Odd....

No women have posted in this thread.

lotsofmagnets · 05-02-2008, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by genuinegirly

What a fun study.

doesn´t this count, ustwo?

thingstodo · 05-03-2008, 06:05 AM

This is cool. I had a urologist tell me several years ago that it is much for a guy's prostate if he ejaculates at least once every three days - or more. I immediately told my wife. That worked for a few weeks... :-(

04-30-2008, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Punk.of.Ages Forming Location: ....a state of pure inebriation.	How could something that feels that good be bad for you? __________________ "The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion..." - Henry Steel Commager "Punk rock music is great music played by really bad, drunk musicians." -Fat Mike

04-30-2008, 03:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	Must...Not...Say...Duh...Damnit! lol. Like sapiens said correlation isn't the same as causation, but it sure is fun. Isn't it nice to wash away Victorian thinking with modern science? __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.

04-30-2008, 08:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	What a fun study. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

04-30-2008, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	My GF loves sex so im good for now __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

05-01-2008, 12:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hain has a plan Location: middle of Whywouldanyonebethere	Splendid. __________________ ////\\// IRONSKY.NET \\//\\\\

04-30-2008, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	Correlation is not necessarily causation, but still...Excellent!

05-01-2008, 01:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	ill be printing this article and showing it to the mrs. i aint doing too bad though. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

05-01-2008, 05:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	Truly an excellent article. Its good to know that we are doing all we can to stay healthy! And I will pass on the pool boy, but thanks anyways.

05-01-2008, 07:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ilow Junkie Location: Pats country	New Slogan-- The TFP Titty Board: Reducing prostate cancer in members since 2003. __________________ "Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about" --Sam Harris

05-01-2008, 09:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Odd.... No women have posted in this thread. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

05-03-2008, 06:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	This is cool. I had a urologist tell me several years ago that it is much for a guy's prostate if he ejaculates at least once every three days - or more. I immediately told my wife. That worked for a few weeks... :-( __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.