In an astounding new study done by the University of Western Sydney, Australia, men who masturbate frequently may have a higher risk of developing Testicular Cancer. The study, conducted by the universities elite scientists, started in 2004 when a student brought up the question of how testicular cancer is caused.
The study, conducted at a local cancer treatment center, was given to men who were diagnosed with testicular cancer or who were receiving treatment. The names of the men were anonymous, and they were given a survey which was done voluntarily. In order to get a good range of information, such questions such as age, weight, how often you have intercourse, family history, and how often you masturbate were given. Of the surveys that were given out, 85% of them were voluntarily filled out and returned.
When the University was done conducting the study, and punching the numbers, they found that frequent masturbation and testicular cancer may be linked. When asking Dr. Tim Roberts if he had any response to this, he responded by saying that "We've put a lot of time and effort into this. Our team was very dedicated in this survey and we were all very enthused in wanting to find out if there were any leads to testicular cancer." It turns out that there were leads. For men who masturbate three times a day or more, they have a 35% higher risk in developing testicular cancer. Of the men that filled out and returned the surveys, 27% of them masturbate 21 or more times a week. "We cannot explain this, other then that masturbating can be an addiction and there can be a lot of strain," said Dr. Tim Roberts.
The team of scientists vowed that they are not done, and they want to go more in-depth with this. While they believe they have found a major breakthrough, they know that there are many other reasons that men develop testicular cancer. "We want to make men aware of what the causes of testicular cancer are. Testicular cancer has been on the rise over the last 10 years, and we want that number to start going down," said Dr. Roberts.