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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / November 2006Sex and the prostate.
How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for a healthy prostate. We've all heard the old maxim"Use it or loose it" but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged prostate. > How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? > Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for > a healthy prostate. > We've all heard the old maxim"Use it or loose it" > but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged > prostate. I am asking the same question. I am 60, have an enlarged prostate, high PSA but had a biopsy that was negative. I am finding my sexual desire to be as high as it has ever been. I am divorced and am not seeing anyone. Is too much masturbation good or bad for my situation? By too much I mean about every other day. >> How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? >> Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Is too much masturbation good or bad for my situation? By too much I >mean about every other day. Too much of anything is bad. I figure you'll know when you've done too much when something is sore or rubbed raw. I haven't heard that sex every day is bad for you; I don't know why masturbation would be any different. >>>How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? >>>Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > every day is bad for you; I don't know why masturbation would be any > different. I guess my question is more toward will too much ejaculation due damage to an enlarged prostate? If there is cancer present could it increase the speed at which it spreads? I guess my question is more toward will too much ejaculation due damage to an enlarged prostate? If there is cancer present could it increase the speed at which it spreads? =====> hi rob - the simple answer to all of this is...... no. ejaculation is nothing more than a muscle involved process. that would be like asking if doing too many rep rates at an exercise gym will damage your arm, leg or back. the prostate is enlarged due to it growing, not due to any sexual activity. as to the cancer side of things. doesn't make any difference at all. so enjoy yourself. the cancer spreads by attacking one cell after another and has nothing to do with the sexual side of it. they try to say that frequent ejaculations will decrease your chances of prostate cancer. if that was the case, most males wouldn't have a problem, would they? :)) one person i know didn't masturbate hardly at all and when he had his prostate surgery, was so full of semen when they cut the tubes, it just ran out all over the place. the surgeon told him later that he was full up and why didn't he empty everything before he got to surgery. also - some advice on your high psa reading. have a 'free psa' test done. this blood test measures the amount of free psa that is available inside your body. as you develop prostate cancer, the normal number is around 28 and will drop lower as the prostate cancer develops. so, you could have a high psa number and a high free number and know that you don't have to worry about prostate cancer knocking at your door and get some peace of mind. hope this helps. ~ curtis knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional "Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so." http://community.webtv.net/PALMER_ENT/doc >I guess my question is more toward will too much ejaculation due damage >to an enlarged prostate? If there is cancer present could it increase [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >be like asking if doing too many rep rates at an exercise gym will >damage your arm, leg or back. And too much exercise certainly WILL do that. I don't know the answer to the OP's question, but I have heard (unconfirmed) that a lot of masturbation will stimulate growth of the prostate. Ed >>I guess my question is more toward will too much ejaculation due damage >>to an enlarged prostate? If there is cancer present could it increase [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >(unconfirmed) that a lot of masturbation will stimulate growth of the >prostate. It will not. (confirmed) I'm now in my 70's and have suffered from BPH since I was 40. At that time, I read a book entitled "Your Prostate" by a retired urologist named Monroe Greene who had practiced for almost 60 years. In the book, he devoted an entire chapter to this subject, entitled "Overuse and Underuse of the Prostate." In essence, what he said on this topic is that excess in either direction is not good for any male, regardless of whether he has BPH. He cites priests who are strictly celibate and as a consequence have a much higher incidence of prostate problems. At the same time he cautions against excess or overuse of the prostate, citing excessive masturbation. Most males seem to have a rythm or schedule that determines when it's necessary to empty. In my thirties, it was every other day. Now, in my 70's, it's a few times per month. Dr. Green's advice has served me well. It's the only book on this subject I've seen that deals specifically with this question. P.S. I searched the largest antiquariat database on the Internet and could not find the book available anywhere. > >>I guess my question is more toward will too much ejaculation due damage > >>to an enlarged prostate? If there is cancer present could it increase [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > It will not. (confirmed) >>>I guess my question is more toward will too much ejaculation due damage >>>to an enlarged prostate? If there is cancer present could it increase [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >It will not. (confirmed) How do you know this? Confirmed by whom? Take a look at this source: www.sensualism.com/sex/prostate.html May answer your question. > How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? > Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for > a healthy prostate. > We've all heard the old maxim"Use it or loose it" > but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged > prostate. Another interesting reference: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/07/MNGS161ML91.DTL > How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? > Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for > a healthy prostate. > We've all heard the old maxim"Use it or loose it" > but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged > prostate. > Another interesting reference: > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/07/MNGS161ML91.DTL [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged >> prostate. That same study was also reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association so there's been formal validation it's authenticity. Twenty-one times a month is the target. ...Lmac >Another interesting reference: >http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/07/MNGS161ML91.DTL [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged >> prostate. Interesting. I always wondered if those wicked little sperm bugs might get desperate and dig into prostate cells and damage their dna. Dr. Dean Edel does medical talk on the radio here in San Francisco. One day when commenting on massage of the prostate as a treatment he muttered "I wonder why not do it the old way" but he quickly changed the subject before the FCC caught him. Mason C chance would be most welcome love hugh > How does sex and.or masturbation affect the enlarged prostate? > Some time ago, a Dr advised me that a regular release was necessary for > a healthy prostate. > We've all heard the old maxim"Use it or loose it" > but wonder if it's especially important and necessary for the enlarged > prostate. |
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