No matter how it is achieved, orgasms help your prostate.  This means that it could be intercourse, oral sex, masturbation, and even, according to scientists, nocturnal emissions.  Any ejaculation is a definite boost to prostate health – and the more frequently you ejaculate the better.

Every year over 25,000 men die of prostate cancer, which makes it a close second to lung cancer in terms of male cancer deaths.  If you’re not a smoker, then lung cancer is less of a risk, so you definitely need to look out for your prostate.  Luckily, sex can now be an answer.  The National Cancer Institute study was comprehensive, and included the results from over 29,000 middle aged men, over the course of eight years.  Men who ejaculated frequently had reduced instances of prostate cancer by over 33%!  For the full health benefits, it’s not enough just to get an erection, or to become sexually aroused, researchers warn – intercourse must come to a successful climax.

Researchers are unsure of the exact reason why frequent orgasms could lead to healthier prostates, but one of the leading hypotheses is that ejaculation clears the prostate of dangerous carcinogens.  This is all great news for men who can easily have a lot of sex, but for those suffering from erectile dysfunction, it’s a little troublesome.  That’s why some researchers suggest using readily available male enhancement drugs like Cialis or Viagra to make it easier to ejaculate frequently.  If you’re worried about your prostate, but still want to guard your privacy, you could buy generic Viagra, or buy generic Cialis online, but the important thing is to get an erection, and to release from it properly, either through sex, or by masturbation – the health benefits are the same.

One of the leading indicators of this trend is the simple fact that over 70% of all Viagra and Cialis prescriptions now comes from general practitioners, as opposed to urologists.  This means that it’s now easier than ever for a man to simply claim erectile dysfunction to get his prescription, avoiding any actual examinations.  Many doctors will even go along with the request for recreational Viagra, and won’t ask any questions.

Another indication that more and more men are taking Viagra without suffering from erectile dysfunction is the lower age threshold for Viagra prescriptions in the last few years.  In the years since Viagra was released to the US market, the under-45 age bracket has nearly quadrupled, according to Express Scripts, the nation’s leading manager of employee prescription drug plans.  Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug claims that the average age of its users has been dropping steadily, and is now at around 53.  And this doesn’t even include the men who buy generic Viagra online!

It’s difficult to determine exactly where recreational Viagra use begins and where legitimate erectile dysfunction treatment ends, though.  Many of the men who are self medicating, either through prescription drugs or generic Cialis, might be legitimately healthy men who have been shaken by a recent bout or even one time occurrence of impotent behavior.  These men frequently need a quick boost for the next time they engage in sexual intercourse, just to be on the same side.  And lucky for these men, the solutions are readily available.

Many men have used ginkgo successfully to reverse impotence, which works by improving blood flow to the penile veins and arteries.  Ginkgo should be used as a standardized extract to ensure proper dosage and quality of active ingredients.  Another popular herb is Horny Goat Weed extract, which has been used for over 2000 years to boost sex drive and treat ED.  Studies have shown that besides being an aphrodisiac, horny goat weed improves energy and reduces high stress levels and can also restore low levels of testosterone and thyroid, resulting in an improved sex drive.  The amino acid, L-Arginine is an amino acid that the body uses to create nitric oxide, the chemical that relaxes the blood vessels, in order to diminish erectile dysfunction.  L-Arginine is found in food sources such as meat, dairy products, poultry and fish.  Men suffering from ED also often have a zinc deficiency and a supplement of 15-30 mg daily can help to improve symptoms.

Before considering adding supplements and medication to one’s lifestyle, men with ED may want to consider getting moving at the gym.  Research has shown that men who exercise regularly are less likely to develop impotence as they age.  Researchers from New England Research Institutes studied 593 men, ages 40 – 70, and found that men who burned at least 200 calories a day, were less likely to develop ED than sedentary men, indicating that even minimal exercise is helpful when it comes to maintaining a healthy sex life.   The mechanism is the same as ginkgo, which also improves blood vessel health, and aids blood flow to the genitals.

While there are many potential positive effects of the duo, DHEA may not be so great in certain cells like pre-cancer or inflamed tissues as these cells can induce DHEA to become more androgenic.  But red clover isoflavones may modify androgenic effects in the prostate caused by DHEA which makes the two a great team, potentially.

Bottom line is, the jury is still out and while much more work in the laboratory and clinic is needed to validate the effects of these supplements, red clover may be one that’s pretty safe to use in the meantime.  The herb is a source of many nutrients including calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, and vitamin C—that’s why its considered an overall tonic by herbalists too, and its richness in isoflavones makes it great for menopause, such as hot flashes, cardiovascular health, and osteoporosis as well.  Also: red clover ointments have long been applied as a skin treatment to treat psoriasis, eczema, and other rashes and the herb also has a history of use as a cough remedy for children.  Because of its isoflavones, pregnant and breastfeeding women shouldn’t take it.

On a related subject, though many men complain about the emotional mishmash of living with woman (especially considering the above!), most men living in a house full of ladies really wouldn’t have it any other way and love the sweetness of living with women. Interestingly, Science Daily recently reported that a study on mice revealed that living with a female can extend the reproductive life of a male by as much as 20 %, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (online January 22 in the Journal Biology of Reproduction).
Apparently, the females’ effect on the environment of the spermatogonial stem cells occurs through the male’s endocrine and nervous systems, but other systems are likely involved. And what does the change amount to? A reduction of fertility six months earlier in “lonely” mice as opposed to those who have female companionship.  These study results actually have significant implications for the maintenance of male fertility in wildlife and livestock and maybe even human populations.  Imagine a program that begins to put males with low fertility in group houses filled with women!  Whether this female influence occurs in other species is not known, but it is known that the female strongly modifies a variety of responses in males in areas of male physiology and psychology.  As different as we are, it turns out that our hormones, even through the air, affect each other!  A truly fascinating finding worthy of exploration, no doubt!

There are many theories out there as to the reasons for infertility.  Is it the pesticides and hormones in the foods we eat, is it the soy formula that babies drink or maybe a combination of all the above?  Well, a recent study from Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in the UK has published research that may be another piece of the overall fertility puzzle.
Their study identified a new group of chemicals that act as ‘anti-androgens,’ meaning that they inhibit the function of testosterone, reducing male fertility. What’s scary is that some of these are contained in medicines, like cancer treatments, pharmaceutical treatments, and pesticides and the research suggests that when they get into the water system, they may play a pivotal role in imparting feminine effects in male fish.  These pollutants are likely to be coming from a wide variety of sources and the findings strengthen the argument that the hormone disruption in fish, may be related to the rise in male reproductive problems.  While there is not enough info out there yet for us to conclude, I repeat what I’ve always felt is best: stick to organic food and drink the cleanest water that you can for a clean and healthy body.  Your gonads will thank you.