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A member asked:
Is it true that a man's prostate gets larger as he ages? does ejaculation help prevent prostrate issues?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
It is aging: No ejaculation has nothing to do with it.For men it is aging process and nothing else.
Answered 5/19/2014
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Yes: Yes it does, is expected and ejaculation wont prevent prostate issues, there are many factors that can prone you to have prostate problems some preventable some you can't prevent.
Answered 10/24/2017
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Yes it does.: Prostate under influence of testosterone starts to grow at around your age and continues throughout the remainder of your life. Ejaculation will not prevent this or other problems with prostate.
Answered 12/16/2012
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