Context: I’m told I may have prostate cancer. Treatment of this leaves many men impotent, incontinent. Some large number get castrated. Obviously that won’t kill them, and cancer will, but there it is.
So: If you can have an active sex life knowing it will kill you in some number of years, or give up sex forever, including masturbation, what do you choose?
Goddammit, hamsters ate my poll.
I’d rather live than have sex. Of course, life AND sex is preferable, but I can live without sex.
I should probably state I’m female and thus do not have to face either prostate cancer or castration so my situation is a bit different, even so, I’ll take life over sex.
Jesus, I like sex but not that much. If it’s castration or being alive there’s not even a choice. How can there be?
If they leave my tongue, I’ll be fine.
Can I drink?
Well now I’d say give me life without sex but I don’t know what my answer would have been at 18. Sure would have changed my life if I’d made the same choice though.
We are all going to die…
Just a matter of time…
I looked into this (I’m male, 64) and concluded: ignore it.
There are too many false positive to go around hacking off bits, and too many false negatives to think you DON’T have prostate cancer.
And, to top it all off, it seems that, should you life long enough, you WILL (as in 100% probability) get cancer of the prostate.
I’ve got better things to worry about 
(for those familiar with my medical history: at least My sense of humor survives)
Live.
Life without sex is death.
What next? You’ll take away my chocolate?
Eh, I had some good sex once in a while back in the 1980s. Now? There’s a lot else to live for. New career. Music. Model flying. Arguing on the Internet. Bringing up teenager(s) and the prospect of grandchildren. Why piss all that away just because the last few percent of my sex life is buying the farm?
There’s more to life man.
I am officially past my prime; I realized it today when I read the OP and thought, meh there’s other things to do in life - in my 20’s a swift demise would have been a heavily contemplated choice.
Live, of course.
I want to see my son grow up. No contest.
Live. I’ve got kids and seeing them grow up is more important to me than boinking. I’m sure my wife would rather I was around as well.
I would, hypothetically, chooose life. My FIL, in reality, chose not to have prostate surgery precisely because it may have impacted his “quality of life” (read, ability to have sex). He was (and is) in his 70’s.
Different strokes, I suppose (pun fully intended).
I’m no expert but that seems to be a impediment to a happy sex life as well.
I’m asexual, and living proof that giving up sex does not kill you.
Are you sure masturbation is out? Lord knows I’d give it a shot.