A 39-year-old member asked:
Does masturbation help prevent prostate enlargement?
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Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
Maybe: Prolonged abstinence from orgasm may cause some men to have some prostatic congestion and enlargement. The prostate enlarges due to the hormone testosterone. With "stasis" infection may occur. When men develop prostatitis, it is sometimes recommended an increase the number of ejaculations and even receive prostate massage. Sexual stimulation without ejaculation causes engorgement of prostate.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Does frequent masturbation prevents prostate enlargement?
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Dr. Francisco R. Rodriguezanswered
Urology 11 years experience
BPH: It does not affect the prostate one way or the other.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Can masturbation prevent prostate enlargement?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Little science here: It would be difficult to find a control group. As recently as the mid-20th century, 'pop' / 'cult' claims that 'solitary vice' did terrible spiritual damage resulted in men trying very hard -- usually unsuccessfully -- to avoid the practice. Anecdotally, accelerated prostate hyperplasia seemed to result. Within reasonable limits, correlation between frequency ; BPH risk seems negligible.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Does eating meat prevent prostate enlargement?
Dr. Moez Khorsandianswered
Urology 29 years experience
No: Eating meat has never been associated with prevention of prostate swelling. Prostate enlargement is caused by hormones and naturally occurs as men age... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How can I prevent prostate enlargement and cancer? As a young male, are there things i can do now to prevent developing prostate enlargement and cancer?
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
The : The prostate is a gland that produces fluid to carry sperm out of the body during ejaculation. This gland slowly enlarges with aging and this will ha... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
I really don't want to masturbate anymore it consumes way too much of my life, but people act like your prostate will get infected if you stop, help?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Wouldn't worry: If there is any "pressure" in your prostate & backlog of sperm, you will have spontaneous nighttime releases.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Does masturbating help enlarged prostate issues?
Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
No: Only medication and/or surgery do, but they're not nearly as much fun.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me if i could masturbate at 56 for prostate sake.?
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Of course: Or for any reason that seems right, including just enjoying yourself. More frequent ejaculation is considered by some experts to promote prostate heal... Read More
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