Masturbation may protect against prostate cancer says Aussie study

[vin_petrol]

We need more research like this!

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_800400.html

Please someone, discover that playing computer games, reading books or eating chocolate and chips helps too.

"But Trash, I need to, it reduces my risk of prostate cancer" :-)

Comments

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

I suspect that any way of clearing the custard on a regular basis is as good as any other - as long as those 'orrible carcinogens don't build up it doesn't matter if you're flying solo or not.

[steer.livejournal.com]

That's just bizarre - I mean why would nature design something like this. If you had to pump stuff out of your telly set regularly or it would go on the fritz you'd tell them to get it sorted.

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

Perhaps nature's implicit assumption is that the natural state of man is to ejaculate regularly and it's only the terminal repression of life today that stops us emptying the bilges regularly.

And as for inconvenient emptying of things - I think blokes have it easy relative to the other half of the human race ;)

[steer.livejournal.com]

it's only the terminal repression of life today that stops us emptying the bilges regularly.

It is? I mean it does? Well, I wouldn't want to do it in the office but I don't think that's particularly repressed.

Yes, but my point is, repression aside, that's a pretty fucked up design right there isn't it.

*howl*

[green-amber.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeedy. Waiting only for the glory that is HRT to terminate our evacuations..

[kissmeforlonger.livejournal.com]

I think blokes have it easy relative to the other half of the human race

I think there is some research somewhere saying that women who have regular orgasms are less prone to getting some sort of genital cancer.

[vin_petrol]

Interesting. A quick google turned up this:

Sexual Activity May Protect Against Endometriosis

Which seems enough to be going on with. I did enjoy typing "female orgasm" into google for completely honest reasons :-)

[vin_petrol]

why would nature design something like this

But one of the significant things about prostate cancer is it's killing *older* men. It's a very slowly developing cancer. It's only due to increased longevity that it's becoming significant. For the vast part of human history there were far nastier things killing humans (i.e. sabre toothed tigers, infections, etc). Natural Selection had far more important things to worry about...

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

From a Darwinian point of view, surely prostate cancer is nature's way of telling older men that they're no longer necessary for breedin and should retreat to their sheds and quietly cark it... since males no longer fight each other to achieve dominance in the group (except on council estates) there needs to be a way to kill off the elderly and impotent! :P

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

> Prof Giles said previous reports had found an increased risk of prostate cancer among prisoners and Roman Catholic priests.

I would imagine that they're two populations where galloping the lizard is highly common, though....

[resyk.livejournal.com]

I have been aware of the obvious health benefits of a daily sherman for ages. Hand-eye coordination, rhythm, planning, subterfuge, dexterity, moving silently, aim, muscle control, grip.. there are so many skills involved it is a wonder that there isn't a degree course.

It should be mandatory for blokes up until their 50s, and I suspect productivity would increase in line with kleenex sales if a morning sherman was made law. Fewer road-traffic accidents in high summer as well.


Anyway, that's my afternoon taken care of.

[mister-ed.livejournal.com]

"But Trash, I need to, it reduces my risk of prostate cancer" :-)

But, apparently, only if you masturbate with it...



Reminds me of some dodgy research touted on UPG last year about the beneficial effects of regular blowjobs (for the women involved, if I recall correctly?)...