Prostate cancer masturbation study

Written by Michael Martin. Punglia recommends that when you have your PSA level checked annually beginning at age 50—or 45 if you have a family history or are African-American , you observe a threshold of 2. Photo by Corbis Frequent sexual activity can lower the risk of developing prostate cancer. However, more research is necessary to confirm the link between diet and prostate cancer. But those scientists warned against jumping to conclusions because, correlation is not causation. Watch Your guide to health screenings. Among men with prostate cancer, 34 percent had masturbated frequently in their 20s, compared to 24 percent among the control group.

Kerner says masturbation comes with a whole slew of benefits, such as giving a dude the chance to experience pleasure and relaxation. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. Every guy should take his health into his own hands, literally. What qualifies as frequently? The study also found that frequent sexual activity in a man's 40s appears to have little effect and even small levels of sexual activity in a man's 50s could offer protection from the disease. But it is the first time researchers came up with an actual solo sex quota. Close View image.

The bottom line: More study is needed to settle this one. Male masturbation jokes always get laughs in buddy movies and comedy routines. Close Share options. However, some previous studies had generated much different findings. To reach these findings, researchers surveyed 31, men, sending them questionnaires about how often they engaged in self-love.