# Great News!! Frequent masturbation lowers prostate cancer risk. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976 "2003-07-16T20:28:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/1 "2003-07-16T20:28:01Z")
According to this ([Masturbating Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk - Study](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&ncid=585&e=1&u=/nm/20030716/sc_nm/health_masturbation_dc)) article, five times a week lowers your risk by one third. Think what a five a day will do. When I get my new wife moved here, this isn’t going to be much of an issue for me any more, but I’m glad these past 40 years have been involved in very healthy endeavor. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/2 "2003-07-16T20:35:33Z")
Hey look, I’m beating the odds. ---
**Author:** ![chewbasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chewbasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chewbasta)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/3 "2003-07-16T20:40:49Z")
Good news indeed, thought I was going to go blind! _sidebar_ pup needs a “nut job” 9 months old, and not getting any from the 13 yr old bitch at the house. 135#'s is the cost. Snip snip. No puppy cancer? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/4 "2003-07-16T20:42:14Z")
And here I was thinking just having tits lowered my risk of developing prostate cancer! ---
**Author:** ![LauraLittlePony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LauraLittlePony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauraLittlePony)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/5 "2003-07-16T20:42:16Z")
Too bad I haven’t a prostate. ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/6 "2003-07-16T20:43:21Z")
Now, if only there was some way I could help lower my wife’s risk of cervical cancer… ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/7 "2003-07-16T20:47:50Z")
Ok, y’all are right. The title should have been "Great news, **guys**!! … " Maybe it helps you ladies in another way. More study is necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/8 "2003-07-16T20:49:01Z")
I’ve been working towards immortality! I wonder if there is a “Prostate Quotient” and after it is filled I can use the credits towards say heart disease?? I _DO_ raise my heart rate for 20 minutes each time…HHhmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/9 "2003-07-16T20:54:43Z")
: **Quasi** digs out his posters of **Bettie Page** : Hammanah, hammanah, hammanah! 🙂 Q ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/10 "2003-07-16T20:59:33Z")
Maybe we really can wipe up cancer in our lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/11 "2003-07-16T21:07:49Z")
WHOOOOHO_ahem_ …I mean…you don’t say? ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/12 "2003-07-16T23:05:04Z")
Q. What is the definition of a tough competitor? A. In a masturbation contest, he finishes first, third, and ninth. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/13 "2003-07-16T23:06:25Z")
“The Straight Dope: Fighting ignorance since 1973. It’s taking longer than we thought. Also, our men have really healthy prostates.” ---
**Author:** ![sylphishone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sylphishone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylphishone)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/14 "2003-07-16T23:14:36Z")
Hey hooooonnnnnneeeeeeey! It says masterbation and not sexual intercourse! Am I in trouble? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/15 "2003-07-16T23:25:39Z")
No, no. You’ll notice that they say from 20 to 50 years old. So, it’s been my prior effort that is the healthy part. Afterwards, it’s just for the fun of it. ---
**Author:** ![sylphishone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sylphishone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylphishone)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/16 "2003-07-16T23:39:32Z")
Shew!! You REALLY had me worried!!! ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/17 "2003-07-16T23:45:51Z")
That would have worried me too. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/18 "2003-07-17T01:35:43Z")
Now this is Straight Dope! If only Rudy Guiliani masturbated more instead of going after Judi Nathan, not only his prostate might be healthy…he just might be senator. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/19 "2003-07-17T01:43:22Z")
heh I searched for a relevant thread, couldn’t find one, and then started my own… and NOW I see someone started a thread on the same topic hours ago 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976/20 "2003-07-17T02:14:58Z")
See, there really is something to be said for that old saying “Use it or loose it” 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-news-frequent-masturbation-lowers-prostate-cancer-risk/188976.md?page=2)