L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMasturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worriedwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkMasturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worriedwww.npr.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThe difference is very small, and the line for 0-3 ejaculations per month being at the middle instead of the bottom is kinda sus https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040619/ Also, based on the “Results and limitations” summary, the increased prostate cancer risk might also be from high body mass index, sexually transmitted infections, and/or alcohol consumption
minus-squareBrcht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlso I see an issue with the correlation vs causation: healthier people probably masturbate more often, on average
The difference is very small, and the line for 0-3 ejaculations per month being at the middle instead of the bottom is kinda sus
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040619/
Also, based on the “Results and limitations” summary, the increased prostate cancer risk might also be from high body mass index, sexually transmitted infections, and/or alcohol consumption
Also I see an issue with the correlation vs causation: healthier people probably masturbate more often, on average