# Will a man who 'cleans the pipes' regularly have fewer prostate and/or urinary problems? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 26, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159 "2012-05-26T11:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/21 "2012-05-31T19:20:32Z")
Woo! I have at least a 66% lower lifetime risk of prostate cancer than the baseline group! I figure. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/22 "2012-05-31T19:24:49Z")
> [@Nightfall1](#): > > Then you’ll switch to your left, right? > > Of course. 🙂 And I bet you don’t miss a stroke! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/23 "2012-05-31T19:55:29Z")
> [@Jake](#): > > And I bet you don’t miss a stroke! If you do it yourself, you certainly won’t stroke a Miss. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/24 "2012-05-31T19:57:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > can’t…talk…now…am…worrkingg…ooonnnn…cccccuuurrrrrreeeee…fffooooooooooorrrrrr…CCCCCCAAAAAANNNNNCCCCCCEEEERRRR!!! I love this place… laughing so hard, I’m tearing up… thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/25 "2012-05-31T20:04:58Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > I love this place… laughing so hard, I’m tearing up… thank you. I aim to please. Oops…sorry-let me clean that up. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/26 "2012-05-31T20:54:18Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > I guess I could be part of it. Haven’t had sex in nearly 12 years or masturbated in nearly 7. No offense meant, but any man who says this (the latter) is lying, so the saying goes, unless they have some physical problem that prevents them from doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/27 "2012-05-31T22:56:50Z")
I’ll research the answer and get back to you. I’ll be in my bunk, researching like a mutha f\*\*\*ker! ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/28 "2012-06-01T02:47:46Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I aim to please. > > Oops…sorry-let me clean that up. You aim too, please. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/29 "2012-06-01T13:23:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > can’t…talk…now…am…worrkingg…ooonnnn…cccccuuurrrrrreeeee…fffooooooooooorrrrrr…CCCCCCAAAAAANNNNNCCCCCCEEEERRRR!!! Cure? I’d say it’s more appropriate to call it prevention. And in this case, an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/30 "2012-06-01T18:34:45Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > Correlation or causation? For once I’m going to say ‘why wait?’ **Working on a cure for cancer** is my favorite new euphemism for, well, you guys know. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/31 "2012-06-01T18:53:15Z")
I am WORKING ON A CURE FOR CANCER like a MOTHERFUCK!! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/32 "2012-06-01T22:02:24Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > I guess I could be part of it. Haven’t had sex in nearly 12 years or masturbated in nearly 7. You know that’s a self correcting condition, right? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/33 "2012-06-01T22:14:05Z")
A Wank of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/34 "2012-06-02T04:04:05Z")
Spurt or hurt. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/35 "2012-06-02T07:34:46Z")
Squirt or dirt. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159/36 "2012-06-02T16:00:53Z")
Cum or dumb. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-man-who-cleans-the-pipes-regularly-have-fewer-prostate-and-or-urinary-problems/623159.md?page=1)