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Callum Jones
With 'No Nut November' fast approaching, here's how many times men should masturbate per month to help prevent prostate cancer, according to a 2016 study.
It really is that time of year again, as the viral challenge of sexual abstinence for a period of 30 days is just a matter of days away.
The trend started back in 2011, but it really gained traction in 2017 and has been a bit of a hit ever since.
Some claim that abstaining from ejaculation is good for your health, but there's no scientific proof, and plenty of people say it's really not worth it.
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Experts have also detailed the benefits of ejaculating, with a certain number of times per month said to help prevent prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men, behind only lung cancer, the American Cancer Society reports.
One study found that ejaculating once every day can reduce your risk, while a separate piece of research stated that having 21 orgasms a month reduces the risk of developing prostate cancer by a staggering 20 percent.
Researchers at Harvard University made the discovery after studying 31,925 men, who filled out three questionnaires about ejaculation frequency between 1992 and 2010.
The survey, published in European Urology in 2016, stated: "We evaluated whether ejaculation frequency throughout adulthood is related to prostate cancer risk in a large US-based study.
"We found that men reporting higher compared to lower ejaculatory frequency in adulthood were less likely to be subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer.
"These findings provide additional evidence of a beneficial role of more frequent ejaculation throughout adult life in the aetiology of PCa [prostate cancer], particularly for low-risk disease."
While there has been discussion surrounding No Nut November doing more harm than good, one study found that one month of sexual abstinence doesn't have too much of an impact.
In a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine earlier this year, experts monitored the psychological and sexual well-being impacts of the annual challenge.
The findings stated: "This pioneering study provides the first scientific evidence evaluating the psychological and sexual well-being impacts of the 'No Nut November' phenomenon, finding that the month-long period of abstinence from ejaculation has no cost or benefit to participants’ sexual well-being."
So, while it may be a trend to jump on, maybe taking part in No Nut November isn't the best idea after all.