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Fitness & Health

29th Oct 2014

Having sex with lots of women helps reduce risk of prostate cancer, according to study

Sexy time saves lives...

JOE

Sexy time saves lives…

Most guys who play the field or are single for a long time usually get a slagging from their mates about settling down but apparently these lads’ sexy, exciting lifestyles are helping their health.

New research conducted at the University of Montreal and INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier states that men who have sex with multiple women during their life helps reduce the risk of them getting prostate cancer.

The study revealed that guys who slept with more that 20 women were 28% likely to get the disease in comparison to someone who has only slept with one person. There are a few theories and one of them is that ejaculating a large number of times may reduce the amount of cancer-causing substances in the system.

The same doesn’t apply if you’re gay though. The scientists found that having 20 or more male partners doubled the risk of getting prostate cancer.

All the findings are from the Prostate Cancer & Environment Study in which 3,208 men answered questions about their lifestyle and sex lives.

Hat-tip to the Huffington Post.

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