I%26#039;ve heard this somewhere but don%26#039;t know if its an accepted fact or just an urban myth -

btw -on first thought, I would have thought it would be the opposite!|||i did read that somewhat

Frequent sexual intercourse and masturbation protects men against a common form of cancer, suggests the largest study of the issue to date yet.

The US study, which followed nearly 30,000 men over eight years, showed that those that ejaculated most frequently were significantly less likely to get prostate cancer. The results back the findings of a smaller Australian study revealed by New Scientist in July 2003 that asserted that masturbation was good for men.|||I have indeed seen studies that indicate this is correct. Think of it as a periodic house-cleaning that gets rid of toxins.|||i guess anything that comes out of the body as much as possible, except blood, gets rid of a lot of unnecessary cells.|||no…ok well yes|||Look it up on-line but I am sure it%26#039;s a fact. Don%26#039;t gay men have a lower risk than straight men to get prostate cancer because we%26#039;re massaging it and hitting it? I don%26#039;t know but my prostate should be well taken care of because I c*m everyday!!|||Clearing all that out during masterbation is healthy for your prostate. I can%26#039;t say that it would %26quot;prevent%26quot; prostate cancer because there are other factors too. It is good for the prostate. Masterbation is totally normal.

My husband (who is 45 years old) was diagnosed in Oct of 06%26#039;. Gleason 8 (4+4), Stage D. He is on Casodex and Eligard, and his PSA level is now 0.4. His doctors claim he can stay on these meds for many years.|||http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten…|||I was just treated, surgery, for prostate cancer this past year. My scores were much lower than your husbands. Here%26#039;s a great source and forum for questions. http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org

The side affects and long term use of these drugs have to be weighed. My concern is the cancer has not gone it is still there and the PSA is only being masked by the drugs. Delaying eradication of the cancer is a risk. At your husband%26#039;s age, he may be a great surgery candidate. He might not be down the road. The biopsy only tells you the cancer is present, but not to what level it has spread. The doctors will not know that until they perform surgery. Treatment decisions are hard and very personal. God be with you and your husband.

And two weeks later, everytime I urinate I have a small drop of drop coming out. Is this normal?|||Is this a typo and you really mean a small drop of blood coming out? If so, this would be some cause for concern, and you should report it to your urologist, according to WebMD. Check their website and search there for %26quot;prostate biopsy.%26quot; Bleeding should have stopped within 2-3 days. Good Luck, and I hope your prostate biopsy was OK, and if not, that any prostate cancer is completely confined to the prostate. If it is, your prognosis would be very good.

they have done a bone scan and found a spot on his back but it was inconclusive as to what it was. He is going in for ct scan of his spine and abdomen. He has had a cathetor in for almost 2 months now.|||There are many things it could be. If he%26#039;s being treated for the cancer, it could be a side effect of one of the treatments. If he is receiving Neulasta or similar drugs to keep his immune system up during treatment, this could cause bone pain. It could also be that the cancer has spread to that area. He should see his doctor right away about this, if he hasn%26#039;t already.|||Infection from catheter, cancer in spine, local recurrence|||My grandfather past a way from prostate cancer several years ago. They had him cured. Then one winter he had slipped on some ice and had a lot of back pain. He went in and got it checked out. It turned out that his cancer had come back and it was in his bones. He had back pain about 2 months before he had it checked out. Hope everything goes good.|||It is probably a tumor. That is how we found out my husband had lung cancer. It had spread and he had a tumor on his spine. Good luck to your father. Stay strong.|||IT may be that he has an infection from the catheter–that could cause back pain. Does he have a fever? There would be other symptoms as well. For instance, is his urine cloudy or clear? Pale yellow or dark?

Also would like to know how old is too old to masturbate?|||It%26#039;s Possible to Damage your Goods after surgery your doctor should have informed you of that but if he didn%26#039;t it may be Okay you can also Masturbate as long as you get it up but don%26#039;t play with it to much it may fall of Doc Unoptrid.|||ask your doctor please

This is going to sound really dumb but so far everyone ive asked, they%26#039;ve never had this problem.

when i fall/jump off anything 3 or more feet high theres this sharp pain between my nuts and anus to the point where i have to stop moving and just fall over. umm. yeah. wtf.|||From the mouth of my boyfriend the registered nurse, %26quot;That wouldn%26#039;t have anything to do with prostate cancer; you can%26#039;t feel prostate cancer and that is why people die from it.%26quot;|||ask your doctor. or google %26quot;signs of prostrate cancer%26quot; but most of all ask your doctor, its probably nothing, but just in case, not trying to scare you, but its better to be sure. checking with your doctor will at least alleviate your concerns even if it is nothing to begin with.

He is probably having radiation implants. You don%26#039;t want your children exposed to radiation. Have your Dad get some information on this for you about the time frame involved and how much radiation is involved, as well. I wish him well.|||Uh, because the radiation will affect the developing kids. Adults are already developed and won%26#039;t be harmed from radiation, as much.|||He probably has radioactive seeds implanted in his prostate gland to kill the cancer. They emit a small amount of radiatioin beyond his body. In theory rapidly growing tissues might be affected by this.|||When a person has radiation it lowers and suppresses their immune system; children are the biggest carriers of disease.|||I imagine the reason the doctors told him not to be around children is that as you well know, kids are little germ factories. Since he has cancer which lowers your immune system to start with, add on the chemotherapy and radiation treatments and he is very susceptible to infections. Even colds can be devastating to his health. So yes, I agree with it. Sometimes, I tell my patients who have cancer, to wear a surgical mask when they are visiting their family members, especially young children, to reduce the risk of transmission of cold viruses and other infections. It is strictly to protect your father from contracting a potentially life threatening infection in his immunocompromised state.

I hope this helped answer your question.

I am glad I could help you.

Best regards and a full recovery to your father.

Sincerely,

Warren Shaffer, M.D.|||That is the weirdest thing i have EVER heard. My partner was diagnosed with testicle cancer early in the year and had one of them removed. He received radiation treatment shortly afterward and i was told he was fine around anyone…..especially me and i was 9wks pregnant at the time!

His treatment has now stopped but he has been told that he cannot have sexual intercourse with me while pregnant or even after i give birth because it could result in miscarriage. If i fall pregnant again i could have an abnormal fetus.

He has to wait 2 years before he can do the deed again. As for your doctor i dont know why he told you that. My partner was told he was safe around everyone, it doesnt matter about touch or anything like that. And if he isnt safe around your kids now, then what would the risk be after the radiation? He still carries radiation in his system for years afterward! Including im going to have a newborn in my house in 6weeks….no way would i tell my partner to stay away from his baby because he had radiation treatment. He was told everything would be fine.

Go get a second opinion…..too much weirdness for me

I am starting radiation soon and then the radioactive seeds. Someone please tell me what to expect.|||I have seen men with the radiation seed and you would never know they had it. You need to ask the doctor or go to WebMD.com and enter the subject and you can find things to read about it. But, if you have cancer, it is the %26quot;best%26quot; one to get. It is very slow growing.

My doctor seems to have no pre-op instructions but I%26#039;m sure I should do something.|||What is it about the 21st? That%26#039;s the day I also go %26quot;under the knife, as well. My doctor is using a perineal approach. I wish us both luck!

The best site I can offer you is our Yahoo Prostate Cancer Support Forum.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Pro…

Do a search within the forum. There are lots of good answers for you.

According to my urologist and physiotrist there is not a whole lot that you can do for yourself aside from Kegel exercises. You may ask your surgeon if he advises you to self-donate blood… just in case…

I am trying to prepare my mind, body, and spirit using meditation, pelvic floor exercises, and even biofeedback.

Hey! It may not be effective, but at least I feel I am still in control and doing something is always better than not.

I%26#039;m also a member of our local Man-To-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group. Check out The American Cancer Society for a group near you.

Headscratcher|||Make sure your robot feels safe and secure.|||There are some details on this subject at this link

http://www.medscape.com/

viewarticle/531751_4

Hope this helps

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my dad is 57 yrs old.the drs want him 2 take a biapsy test and he wont. how can we convince him to take the test….he understands the imprtance. He himself is a chiropracter. i think hes just scared , he needs to lay down to even get a shot…what can we do to get him to take the biopsy\? nothing seems to work we tried everything. he got more then one opinion and the drs say he needs 2 take the test.|||Ask him if he would rather treat a patient immediately after an accident or so long after that the misaligned bones had fused beyond repair.

By delaying he is making a potential problem that is highly treatable when caught early into a serious issue with a more limited choice of treatment options.

Fear is a weird thing in humans and can make them act very strangely despite their education and background knowledge. I hope you can help your father see the light and get the biopsy. The anticipation and waiting for the results are always ten times worse than the actual procedure. good luck|||You already asked this question yesterday. The answer is still the same.|||My dad had prostate cancer and had it treated.HE lived a normal life after that.They used some radioactive seeds or something to get rid of if.|||If the doc want%26#039;s to do a check, then there is a good chance that he is already having issues with his prostate.

I had a similar dillema with my dad, I suggest that you play the %26#039;scared child%26#039; angle. Despite the fact that it is slightly deceiptful, it worked quickly.

I simply said that I was too young to loose my dad. I said if he were my age, wouldn%26#039;t he wan%26#039;t his dad.

Prostate cancer can be treated if detected early, otherwise, he is just looking down the barrell of a gun, most unneccesarily.