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Author Topic: It won't turn you blind and can prevent cancer Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-17-2003 04:59 AM                        Take a look at : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3072021.stm I love this quote: "If these findings hold up , then it's perfectly reasonable that men should be encouraged to masturbate," he said.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 07-17-2003 06:00 AM                        Dick, it makes a lot of sense. I will spread the word.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-17-2003 07:07 AM                     I gues one could call that "handy" information  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-17-2003 07:11 AM                  Who needs encouragement? Most guys know it's good to clean out the pipes to avoid blockage. >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-17-2003 08:05 AM                     I guess that is a good thing to know. Now where is that porn site I have been looking for...  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-17-2003 02:31 PM                     This happens a lot with outside links. If anyone can get into that link posted above, please post the text from the article.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-17-2003 02:59 PM                  Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk' Men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular masturbation, researchers suggest. They say cancer-causing chemicals could build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly. And they say sexual intercourse may not have the same protective effect because of the possibility of contracting a sexually transmitted infection, which could increase men's cancer risk. Australian researchers questioned over 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer and 1,250 who had not about their sexual habits. This is a plausible theory Dr Chris Hiley, Prostate Cancer Charity They found those who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to develop the cancer. The protective effect was greatest while the men were in their 20s. Men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life. Fluid Previous research has suggested that a high number of sexual partners or a high level of sexual activity increased a man's risk of developing prostate cancer by up to 40%. But the Australian researchers who carried out this study suggest the early work missed the protective effect of ejaculation because it focussed on sexual intercourse, with its associated risk of STIs. Graham Giles, of the Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne, who led the research team, told New Scientist: "Had we been able to remove ejaculations associated with sexual intercourse, there should have been an even stronger protective effect of ejaculations." The researchers suggest that ejaculating may prevent carcinogens accumulating in the prostate gland. The prostate provides a fluid into semen during ejaculation that activates sperm and prevents them sticking together. The fluid has high concentrations of substances including potassium, zinc, fructose and citric acid, which are drawn from the bloodstream. But animal studies have shown carcinogens such as 3-methylchloranthrene, found in cigarette smoke, are also concentrated in the prostate. 'Flushing out' Dr Giles said fewer ejaculations may mean the carcinogens build up. "It's a prostatic stagnation hypothesis. The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them." A similar connection has been found between breast cancer and breastfeeding, where lactating appeared to "flush out" carcinogens, reduce a woman's risk of the disease, New Scientist reports. Another theory put forward by the researchers is that ejaculation may induce prostate glands to mature fully, making them less susceptible to carcinogens. Dr Chris Hiley, head of policy and research at the UK's Prostate Cancer Charity, told BBC News Online: "This is a plausible theory." She added: "In the same way the human papillomavirus has been linked to cervical cancer, there is a suggestion that bits of prostate cancer may be related to a sexually transmitted infection earlier in life." Anthony Smith, deputy director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University in Melbourne, said the research could affect the kind of lifestyle advice doctors give to patients. "Masturbation is part of people's sexual repertoire. "If these findings hold up, then it's perfectly reasonable that men should be encouraged to masturbate," he said. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/3072021.stm Published: 2003/07/16 23:11:15 GMT © BBC MMIII  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-17-2003 03:33 PM                        Well what if you have lots of real sex and don't masturbate? Are you doomed? The prostate cancer people should think about people who get it "for real" as well! To quote Jay Leno: "If masturbation prevented prostate cancer, there WOULD BE NO PROSTATE CANCER!"  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-17-2003 07:38 PM                     I guess Filmtech should offer as a public service (in the interest of mens health) a porno site who knows maybe filmguad might find a new market  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-17-2003 09:13 PM                     There's always www.philsexxxden.com  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 07-17-2003 10:42 PM                        I guess I might just be the healthiest man alive then.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-17-2003 10:52 PM                     Ew.  |  IP: Logged Evans A Criswell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1579 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-18-2003 09:41 AM                        Ha Ha. I should be well protected against prostate cancer too. It might be fun (and scary at the same time) to get a rough estimate of how many times you've done this in your lifetime. For example, if someone does this an average of every day over 20 years, that is 20 * 365 = 7300. Just multiply your daily average by the number of years and gives a pretty good ball-park estimate. :-) And I thought this was going to be a dull morning. Film-tech to the rescue! Another mathematical exercise is to multiply that number you come up with by the average volume of the output (can anyone find a number for that?). That will give you a pretty good approximation of the total you've output over your lifetime. Note: It's somewhat dangerous to get a mathematician involved in discussions lihe this.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-18-2003 12:35 PM                        Remember the group "10cc"? That's where the name came from.  |  IP: Logged John Spooner Expert Film Handler Posts: 186 From: South Australia, Australia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 07-18-2003 12:53 PM                     Dear Evans. Trust you are well. The mathematics of the output are quite surprising, we actually did these calculations some time back, we also used 10 cc as an average volume. I also should have no prostate problems if the correlation between wanking and prevention are correct. Assuring everyone that even Christians tug. Best regards. John Spooner.  |  IP: Logged

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