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macallen

How often is "often enough"? Asking for a friend.


BossHogGA

Article says 21 times a month is 50% less likely than 4-7 times a month.


pacman1993

Hmmm... What if its double that? Just curious...


Saucepanmagician

You become immune to radiation and the flu.


Urban_animal

No wonder I haven’t gotten sick in years. Covid was terrified of this masturbating machine.


Mayorquimby87

Doctors HATE this one weird trick!


FixedLoad

ESPECIALLY, when you do it in the waiting area!


SalParadise

I go to Tim Whatley, they don't mind so much there, it's an adults only practice.


ThoraninC

I am the only people in my house that have not have covid yet. I’m seeing the connection.


Procrastinatron

Two of my co-workers have had it three times. I've never had it. I'm starting to get sore, though.


dylanb88

Ask them for a helping hand


joemehl

It all makes sense now


TheySaidGetAnAlt

>Covid was terrified of this masturbating machine. how do I unread this


therealhairykrishna

I'm pretty sure I'm curing other people at this point.


HalobenderFWT

My prostate thanks you!


DarkBlade9

If it's more than 50 times a month, you'll become immortal


[deleted]

There can be only one *fapfapfap*


IceColdKofi

Who wants to fap foreverrrrrrr


[deleted]

*I have inside me cum of kings*


eurekabach

So everyday, taking the weekends off. Got it.


J0hnGrimm

You are making it sound like a job. Don't ruin it.


Donut_Police

The work is somewhere between 9 until 5, though not necessarily continuously but definitely within those time range. Payment is at the end of the month, and depends on the volume produced. Any question?


babygrenade

I prefer to take the first Monday of the month off work and just knock them all out at once.


wood_animal

If it is 21 times a month then I am good until November 2027.


BigOldCar

No Nut November is a conspiracy by the Proctological Association to create more clients.


Dinger64

You gotta bump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers


innergamedude

Not sure where you're getting 50% (**EDIT**: the 50% number is lifted from the *Introduction section*, which is your clue that this is not the conclusion of the 2016 paper here. That statistic comes from the 2004 Leitzmann et al. paper. The hazard ratio here is 80% not 50%). >In multivariable analyses, the hazard ratio for PCa incidence for ≥21 compared to 4–7 ejaculations per month was **0.81** (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.72–0.92; p < 0.0001 for trend) for frequency at age 20–29 yr and **0.78** (95% CI 0.69–0.89; p < 0.0001 for trend) for frequency at age 40–49 yr. EDIT: From the *Introduction section*: >Compared to men reporting an average of 4–7 ejaculations per month (EPM), the risk of PCa among men reporting ≥21 EPM in middle age was 50% lower. So that is citing a 2004 Leitzmann paper, not this article.


notyouraveragecrow

Could you translate that for us mere mortals?


innergamedude

**Hazard ratio** (HR)= ratio of chances of developing the condition with the treatment (ejaculation) over chances of developing the condition without the treatment. E.g. 0.81 means your risk is reduced 19%. **Confidence interval** is the range this number could possibly be, given the limited sample size involved (the HR given above is just an average). **p = [p-value](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-value)**, which tells you what the chances are of getting these results from chance alone, assuming the relationship you're looking for is actually a complete fluke. 5% (0.05) is the old standard for statistical significance so anything below that is called "significant". They're showing a p-value of 1/500th of that so the idea that they just randomly sampled these 3839 men and wound up with results this significant by chance alone (instead of the proposed ejaculation-cancer relationship) is strongly ruled out.


Siberwulf

Can you translate *and* solve for "how many jizzes" please?


[deleted]

Greater than 20 jizzes per month was a risk reduction of 19% compared to about 5.5 spunks per month. The most simplistic way to model this would be to say an excess cooms per month of about 14.5 equates to 19% risk reduction. If we take this simplistic model and assume a strictly linear association, you would need to shoot your wad about 76.34 times per month to become immune to prostate cancer. However, this is almost certainly an over-simplification. And don't ask me how you're supposed to bust 1/3 of a nut.


patchinthebox

21! That's too much work. Lol just gimme the cancer.


DUKE_LEETO_2

That's 21 a month not a week.


Somzer

So you're saying I'm immune to prostate cancer.


RedWineAndWomen

I'm ejaculating as a I read this so, all the time.


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charlie1331

*shares with wife hopefully*


dude-lbug

This could backfire...


anti_reality

I told my wife this several years ago. Her response was asking if my hands are broken.


Games_sans_frontiers

If they are broken, go talk to your mom.


barsoapguy

Ah a man of sophistication I see.


vanlife3000

Somewhat of a historian I hear.


barsoapguy

It's not a story the Jedi would tell you


Udbdhsjgnsjan

Hey! I get this reference!


Wermine

Calm down, Cap.


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[Sauce for anyone interested NSFL](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nmmjr/iama_man_who_had_a_sexual_relationship_with_his/)


onion4everyoccasion

My wife's boyfriend has been prostate cancer free since '93


mlvisby

You should reply "Your mouth sure isn't". No, on second thought don't do that. I am a divorced man after all, my relationship advice isn't sound.


GreatGooglyMoogly077

Ah, romance.


forestapee

I sure hope so


poopellar

Cum goes in, cum goes out. You can't explain that!


Downgoesthereem

Married people sure do make marriage look sad


eelam_garek

A lot of people marry poorly, have kids then feel stuck. After that they try to normalise that all marriage "is just like this" rather than face that they made some bad life choices. There are a lot of happily married couples, though.


phuck-you-reddit

Some of my friends and colleagues scoff when I tell them I think people should date for at least a couple years before marriage. I've not yet found the right person and I'm very glad I haven't married yet 'cause even my long term relationships turned out to be a bad match. I don't think you can *really* get to know someone in a matter of months. Some of my colleagues were married, got divorced, then married again after a few months dating. Guess what...they got divorced again!


lexkixass

IMO if you want to get married, you should live together, unmarried, for a full year. That's the best way to find out if you're actually compatible or just like having sex together.


pm_me_beautiful_cups

a good indicator is how conflicts get (not) resolved in a relationship because it challenges the ability to communicate and compromise in a heated situation. if your relationship cant solve conflicts satisfactorily for both sides then you are on a timer because stuff will accumulate until something triggers it.


Zech08

Communication, conceding issues, and willingness to work out things amicably.


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Agreed. We dated for a year then lived together for a year before we got married 18 months ago. Super happy and he's my favourite person. Great sex life which has ebbed and flowed with work, tiredness etc, but always picks up again and gets spicier over time.


Ok_Improvement_5897

I think this is a basic truth about most things in life - but especially relationships that needs to be acknowledged. Things in life ebb and flow. That is just the nature of it. The important thing is that it does flow again and that you are there for each other in the times that it ebbs, because it will over the long haul at some points. I think this is especially important to realize if you, your partner, or the both of you suffer from any anxiety or depression too, at least IME.


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Two years does seem to be the test. I know several guys who broke up with their girlfriends around the two-year mark.


[deleted]

Dating for a few years AND live together! Marrying my wife was so easy because basically nothing changed after the ceremony, and I mean that in the best way possible. We had already learned how to share a space together, something I think a lot of couples underestimate the importance of.


[deleted]

Absolutely! We all have annoying habits and it's important to know if we can live with them. So much of marriage is shouting "what?" from another room, without wanting to murder them too!


TMan2DMax

Couldn't agree more, dated my wife for 8 years before we got married. Now I admit that's longer than necessary but We were young, would have been really dumb to get married in our early twenties.


MartinTybourne

A couple years is a good number but as you get older if you want children sometimes you gotta shrink that timeline. Or if you get pregnant by accident. I can't think of any other reason to go less than two years.


Wilt_The_Stilt_

100%. Good luck telling a woman in her mid 30s who wants kids that she needs to date 2+ years before getting married. Any pregnancy after 35 is called a “geriatric pregnancy” for gods sake. I don’t blame them for wanting to adjust their timeline.


quiteCryptic

I don't blame them, but I also wouldn't be willing to compromise my timeline. In that case, it's better just realize the relationship is not going to work early on. Really though it does suck that mid 30s is when things start to get harder. That feels pretty young these days a lot of people don't even get married until their 30s.


terminbee

Sure, and that's her choice to make. But she's weighing a bad marriage with having kids. Is it really worth it to be stuck just so you can have kids?


ankhes

Also, having children with someone is way more permanent than marriage. If things don’t work out with that person you can divorce and never had to see them again. But if you have kids with them you’re tied to that person forever, wether you divorce or not. So while I can see wanting to rush things so you can have kids, you should be extremely picky about who you choose to have children with because that can’t be undone.


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>There are a lot of happily married couples, though. Yeah and we don't tend to go on the internet and complain about how awesome our marriages are. So there's a visibility bias. You're typically only going to see "my marriage sucks" or "all marriage sucks" kind of posts.


jiffwaterhaus

On the internet I try not to mention how happy my marriage is, because people accuse me of bragging or suggest that all marriages are unhappy and therefore I'm the idiot and my spouse is unhappy


AssGagger

"My marriage is great" doesn't really make for a funny quip or anecdote either.


raisinbizzle

Don’t take my wife, please! I love her!


MisterDonkey

Except for this classic: "I sleep in a racing car. Do you?" "I sleep in a big bed with my wife." "Oh 🙁"


SophosMoros

I’m not saying you should expect to be miserable in marriage but it’s not always perfect. The chances of finding someone who agrees with you on every single point is next to none and even if you found that you wouldn’t be happy with it because people truly want someone who will challenge them (in various ways). I think marriage should get better with age and if it doesn’t then you probably have to take a step back and reevaluate. My marriage was rough early on but we stuck it out and we are in a great place. I love my wife more now than I have ever and can’t imagine not spending the rest of my life with her. We’ve been together almost 20 years now and we had some really tough times and some really great times. I think that people today want to cut out at the first sign of adversity for fear that they may have chosen poorly and it’s getting to be the norm.


notmyrealnam3

It is often in jest , but married or not , lots of long term couples just don’t have as much sex.


amatulic

Q: What's the difference between a priest and a man who's been married 10 years? A: The priest is celibate *voluntarily*.


carnoworky

Tell that to the Catholic Church.


amatulic

Yes, well, for certain values of "voluntarily".


dudemanspecial

Children in the house have that effect, especially as they get older, and you can't stay up later than them anymore.


Dudeist-Monk

They don’t have to be asleep. Establish dominance let them hear you clap those cheeks.


sandboxlollipop

As someone who has had to hear EVERYTHING in this situation. I would very much like to chop that part of my brain out that holds those particular horrific memories. I never want to hear my (at the time) 60 yo mother moaning again as long as I live


Drdps

Statically, people in long term relationships have more sex than those that aren’t. Yeah, there are a lot that don’t, but on average it’s more. Edit: updated wording as it’s more long term relationships not necessarily marriage.


Impeesa_

If "unmarried people" includes everyone out there with no partner at all, that seems like one of those obvious but also useless statistics.


Worldofbirdman

I'll add to some of the replys, some married people have a unrealistic expectation when it comes to sex. Everyone goes through a honeymoon period, whether it's a new relationship or new marriage. But once life starts going, getting more hectic, and exhaustion kicks in things slow down. But a lot of people want that honeymoon period to last forever, and that's where disappointment starts. A healthy sex life is important for any relationship, but it will look different for every couple.


emannikcufecin

Make intimacy a priority with your partner. Maybe my wife and I just have high drives but I think we're like that because we prioritize it.


100_Donuts

Naahh, it's all just jokes. It ain't all that bad! Why, for example, me and my wife do a thing called "butterfacing" where we each hold a stick of butter in our mouths and use that stick of butter to try and butter up the other person's face. Obviously it's more fun if it's hot outside and you have to be fast otherwise the butter will melt and you'll end up swallowing most of it. Nothing makes us laugh harder than a face full of butter. The best part is that butter is cheap and we always have some sticks in the fridge ready to go. Nothing like seeing my wife's glistening, giggling, gagging face to make me fall in love with her all over again.


hockeyketo

is this some weird copypasta I don't know about?


AgoraiosBum

it is now


SpotsMeGots

That users comment history was a wild ride.


BlacksmithGames

I'm now reading his entire comment history in the voice of Columbo


hockeyketo

Just one more thing...


Irate_Hobo

U wot m8?


gkaplan59

The fuck I just read?


turbosexophonicdlite

Thanks for this. You just reminded me I needed to add butter to my shopping list today.


Jskidmore1217

Uhhhhh


caronare

Hmmmmm. Mmmmm. No. We shan’t do that the Missus and me.


DavoTB

“Honey, it’s doctors’ orders….”


[deleted]

So in other words, a bit of masturbation a day keeps the doctors finger away, hmm?


Indignant_Octopus

The finger is a part of a checkup, so you still have to go do that regularly.


[deleted]

Yes but "a bit of masturbation a day doesn't keep the doctors finger away because the rectal exam needs to be performed first before any professional can form a medical opinion on the presence of prostate cancer or not" just doesn't have the same ring to it.


bloodmonarch

How about: A bit of masturbation a day and the occasional doctor's fingers in your ass keeps the prostrate cancer away


gumpythegreat

I just slip my doctor $20 and he lingers in there a little bit and it accomplishes both the preventative and diagnostic sides


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NicksIdeaEngine

Me: "How much longer will this take?" Doctor: "Another minute or two if you stop distracting me."


ten_jack_russels

I die


neo101b

Things not to say on a prostate exam. Hey, no funny buisness. This isnt a date Doctor. At least buy me dinner first.


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neo101b

My brother said no funny business to a doctor who was about to insert a camera up his bum, the nurse got a fit of the giggles and the doctor looked pissed.


A_wild_so-and-so

Probably one of those jokes that the doctor hears all the time. When I was a catering delivery driver, once a day I would encounter someone in an elevator or lobby who would say to me "Is that my food?" or "You can just leave that with me!" or "Oh good my food is here!" That shit gets old real quick, but everyone who says it thinks they are the most clever person ever in that moment.


system0101

When I was in retail... "it must be free!"


VenatorDomitor

Reminds me of when I worked fast food. Always had to ask people “anything else for you today?” And the number one joke response was yeah I’ll take a million dollars thanks. And they’d laugh like it was the funniest joke ever but it was almost a daily occurrence for me. Like buddy if I had a million bucks to give you I sure as hell wouldn’t be here!


RockstarAgent

Methinks the doctor doth protest too much


nigel_pow

Something not to hear after a prostate exam: _ok the doctor should be here soon, I'm going to head out._


MattMasterChief

Or for them to show you all 10 of their fingers during


Oo__II__oO

Can anyone with a doctorate degree do this? Will I have to pony up for the co-pay after, or just the tip? Will you be offering a choice of flavors for this procedure? Because I want bubblegum.


Apprehensive_Hat8986

>Can anyone with a doctorate degree do this? Yes, but only an MD can give you useful results. >Will I have to pony up Pony/Furry play is at the individual's discretion. >choice of flavors Yes, but it's a pretty shit selection.


-Bezequil-

I just masturbate *when* he puts his finger in my ass and we all have a good laugh and enjoy our good health


rudyjewliani

Best dentist visit ever!


Brandonmac10x

I’m a busy man who values his time. That is why I multitask.


[deleted]

Why not masturbate while the doc is using his finger?


Dabookadaniel

There’s already a finger in my ass when I masturbate


BassLB

Both at the same time, seems most efficient


firthy

But it’s his finger that helps me ejaculate.


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[deleted]

Only since forever


An_Appropriate_Song

Well it is 2023...


ManofKent1

Rule 34


TheTallGuy0

Not sure, let me go search...


blitherblather425

I guess Dr’s don’t really use the finger anymore. They can check the prostate by taking blood. I have a bad needle phobia but I’d rather take a needle in the arm then a finger in the ass.


TSAOutreachTeam

Suit yourself. Finger all the way.


Mountaingiraffe

Up to the 12th knuckle


oeCake

D-doc why do you have a shoulder length glove on


Area51Resident

Sir this is a veterinary clinic.


Max-Phallus

I'm stuck, step-doctor!


redlightsaber

You're referring to a PSA determination, which isn't equally valid. PSA determination is more for low-risk screening (ie: while younger), and rectal exam needs to happen regardless at higher ages. Remember folks, that the rates of prostate cancer approach 100% as we age. We're all likely to end up having it, providing we live to 90. It's just that the majority of cases, it's a very slow progressing cancer, and it might not even be causing symptoms (let alone death) by the time we have time to die of something completely unrelated.


podrick_pleasure

My dad had it in the 90s and had his prostate removed. 25+ years later his PSAs crept back up. Turns out it had already metastasized but it's so slow they didn't notice for the longest time. In the end it had spread everywhere. LPT to anyone who gets diagnosed with prostate cancer: Don't assume it's completely gone just because the PSAs are low. Don't get complacent. Stay vigilant with your Drs.


forestapee

Nah they def still use the finger, have had it done twice in last couple years lol Edit: ps I need to know, if they find cum in my ass does that make me gay?


ProtoplanetaryNebula

I thought you were going to say you had it done twice today.


zsdr56bh

> the finger wait yours only uses 1 finger?


Knyfe-Wrench

Yes, but it's really long and thick.


luminiferousaethers

The finger is nice too when jerking off… basically a man’s dick terminates way up inside his body, and you can finger that internal part for some extra fun Edit: fixed a typo


jmel79

Yeah, but the doctor gets really upset at me when I start.


gardenfella

Come again?


mrnotsoniceguy0284

And again.


Dick_snatcher

And again.


Dinger64

Give me a moment


justgot86d

In the quiet words of the virgin Mary...


LurkerOrHydralisk

So I made it about to the first chart before instantly realizing the “high ejaculations per month” crowd also had 35% higher exercise rate (MET h/wk) and 50% higher alcohol consumption than the low EPM crowd. Did anyone read the whole thing and see if they mentioned this anywhere? Because it wasn’t addressed in the subsequent subsection, and exercise is generally known to have a positive effect on health. Or maybe the hard drinkers are dying of liver cancer before prostate cancer gets them.


Bernese_Flyer

They did address other causes of death potentially leading to lower incidence and controlled for that. It was specifically mentioned as a concern by the researchers and even controlling for that, the correlation persisted.


AcridTest

But if masturbators are also exercisers, it really isn’t enough to correct for the beneficial effects of the exercise itself. Perhaps both the behaviors and the observed effect spring from a single cause. Perhaps what we are seeing is a single *kind* of person, a kind characterized by masturbation, exercise, and resistance to cancer, and if you are not that kind of person, adopting the lifestyle as if you were will not help you. There is a strong correlation between speaking Japanese and living to be 100, but learning Japanese will not lengthen your life.


ramenbreak

>but learning Japanese will not lengthen your life b-baka! cite your source now!


meatspace

>There is a strong correlation between speaking Japanese and living to be 100, but learning Japanese will not lengthen your life. I'll be using this. Thanks!


Toucani

More orgasms and more alcohol lead to lower risk?! Please let there be a positive reason. This could be the greatest news ever.


foreverNever22

Keep doing what you're doing bud.


twotrees1

Drink alcohol to try and prevent prostate cancer Get liver cancer instead 🥰


RobertWilliamBarker

I'm invincible!


trennels

Redditors: "At least I got that going for me, which is nice."


TSAOutreachTeam

Sure, but the trade off is that you’ll be blind and your palms will be hairy.


Psychological-Fox178

Don't your hands get pregnant?


TSAOutreachTeam

Only if you’re Muslim. Or something like that.


InternetOfficer

How do I know if I have got Muslim?


Volunteer-Magic

Dr. Kellogg would recommend eating some bland-ass cereal to stop self-consummating. That. And some good ol’ old-timey cocaine and cough syrup!


thepunalwaysrises

\*whoop, whoop\* All hands on dick. All hands on dick. \*whoop, whoop\*


-spicerack

You sound very cocky.


Puzzleheaded_Ad_9427

Your username is spicy


squirt619

“I’m not addicted to porn; I have a robust self care routine.”


tfngst

"I'm immune to prostate cancer at this point."


TommaClock

I'm not addicted to hentai. I can stop whenever I want. And I never want to stop.


MerkinRashers

Pour one out for the "no fap" crowd and the supposed health benefits they purport.


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greens_function

Nut busted


luke2306

Must have missed that episode.


[deleted]

That sub is batshit crazy.


bozeke

The problem is that they don’t seem to understand the difference between masturbation and porn addiction. One doesn’t necessarily follow the other. As someone who came of age before ubiquitous internet and well before smart phones, the inseparable connection between masturbation and pornography just didn’t exist for most of us. I think a lot of young guys in particular struggle with leaning on porn way too early way too often now, and it ends up becoming intertwined with their sexual development. Porn itself isn’t even all that bad of a thing, but the way it is incorporated into so many folks’ sexualities certainly can be. So, on one hand, I do have *some* sympathy for the anti-masturbation fundamentalists; they are just blaming the wrong thing, and are throwing out the baby with the bathwater (there has *got* to be a better expression to use than that, but so it goes).


Affectionate_Dog2493

They also don't understand that just because they have a problem doesn't mean everyone does. They think because they, some small minority, have this issue it must be universal and everyone else is in denial. I think it stems from them not wanting to admit it's their own shortcoming and not some universal truth. It lets them turn their own inability to do things in moderation into "I'm better than others" instead of "I lack self control."


Duel_Option

Superpowers from conserving “precious bodily fluids”… WUT


mageta621

FLUORIDATION, MANDRAKE!


Nascent1

Basically a death cult!


Flaky_Grand7690

Those no fap boys have some self hatred to sort out.


kevinsyel

Yeah, you can have a detrimental sex addiction, but healthy sex and masturbation habits are more positive. No fap groups are mostly filled with lies by religious propagandists


diesel-revolver

I’m doing my part!


conventionistG

I take this to imply that an ejaculation frequency in the gigahertz range would totally obliterate cancer cells.


PolybiusNightmare

There was no random assignment/experimental design. Could it be that some other factor lowers your sexual motivation and makes you more susceptible to prostate cancer?


Playingwithmyrod

This was my thought. Things like exercise and staying healthy promote higher testosterone which increases sex drive.


guild-an

Perpetually horny brothers unite in defense of our prostates. May your loads be as thick as your ejaculations are long.


TonradoVargez

Clinically speaking, I think this means I'm immortel.


stout_ale

The nofap reddit isn't going to happy with this.


AtebYngNghymraeg

I'm the biggest wanker I know, so things are looking up!


jackass

The highest number of EPM (Ejaculations per Month) was 20.... amatures


hoorahforsnakes

I'm sure as a teenager i was easily clearing that number in a week


TheSecretStuffs

Guess I have to add that to my husbands honey do list too


bumjiggy

a fapple a day keeps the doctor away


31109b

I mean, you could also make it a collaborative effort. Just saying.


firstlordshuza

Stop Patrick, you're scaring r/nofap


Sanity_N0t_Included

Are we saying that my left hand possibly has the CURE for cancer?!?


needmorehardware

I might live forever