Men who are more sexually active in their 20s and 30s may run a higher risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.
These a/holes are sucking all the fun outta the party, right? Or at least, tell us this stuff early enough that we can sorta regulate our activity to protect our wedding tackle.
The Nottingham University study quizzed 800 men on how often they had sex or masturbated.
Those who were most active while younger had more chance of developing cancer later in life.
The researchers said higher levels of sex hormones could lead to a bigger sex drive and the cancer, the journal BJU International reported.
Other findings:
- 59 percent of the men in both groups said that they had engaged in sexual activity (intercourse or masturbation) 12 times a month or more in their 20s. This fell steadily as they got older, to 48 percent in their 30s, 28 percent in their forties and 13 percent in their 50s.
- 39 percent of the cancer group had had six female partners or more, compared with 31 percent of the control group.
- Men with prostate cancer were more likely to have had a sexually transmitted disease than those without prostate cancer.
“A possible explanation for the protective effect that men in their fifties appear to receive from overall sexual activity, and particularly masturbation, is that the release of accumulated toxins during sexual activity reduces the risk of developing cancer in the prostate area,” Dimitropoulou said. “This theory has, however, not been firmly established and further research is necessary.”
OKay this one was done to death but it is Sexy Sunday…..