Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer

Re:Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer by lxm on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:41PM (#34574434)

> One obvious correlation could be testosterone: higher testosterone leading to less prostate cancer.

But the link between testosterone levels and ejaculation frequencys is causal https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12659241/

"The authors found that the fluctuations of testosterone levels from the 2nd to 5th day of abstinence were minimal. On the 7th day of abstinence, however, a clear peak of serum testosterone appeared, reaching 145.7% of the baseline"

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer by whatshisface on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:51PM (#34574513)

That study has never been replicated and the graph looks unrealistic. I don't think it's true.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer by enjoytheview on Sunday January 29, 2023 @07:56PM (#34574546)

This study is talking about testosterone changes in relation to number of days of ejaculation abstinence.

It says nothing about testosterone levels vs ejaculation frequency.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer by bumby on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:14PM (#34575706)

Testosterone cycles many times a day though and is affected by many behaviors. I’m not sure a daily measure is adequate.

[ Parent | on HN ]