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[–] De_Narm 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

It's still a "fun self-control challenge" if you just stop watching porn for the month. Nothing wrong with that. But the masturbation part is just silly religious stuff with a dash of prostate cancer.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'd be fascinated to see all the medical data of men who suddenly developed prostate cancer in December because they didn't wank in November.

[–] De_Narm 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It's same data of men who suddenly develop lung cancer after their first month of smoking. Doesn't mean it won't come back and bite you in the long term.

"In all, men who averaged 4.6–7 ejaculations a week were 36% less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer before the age of 70 than men who ejaculated less than 2.3 times a week on average."

- a havard article, based on an australian study.

[–] nicoweio -2 points 1 year ago

Note the word averaged. Given this quote (I'm not sure if the study gets more specific), you could just wank a bit more the other months.

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