Using the Prostate Reduces Cancer Home » Did You Know? » Using the Prostate Reduces Cancer By wisequack at July 29, 2012 | 1:35 pm | Print
Did you know that having sex can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer (at least in men)? According to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association titled ‘Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer’, researchers found that males who emptied their gland more often, especially at a younger age, were less likely to develop prostate cancer later on in life. The theory is that frequent ejaculation serves to flush out certain carcinogens from the prostate such as cigarette smoke (don’t ask me how smoke got inside there in the first place). However, apparently a man would have to relieve himself (or with the help of a partner) at least 21 times each and every month to effectively reduce his risk of prostate carcinoma which would make it difficult to maintain steady employment…