{"id":2205,"date":"2021-01-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2026-08-25T20:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:55:23","slug":"%e1%80%86%e1%80%ae%e1%80%b8%e1%80%80%e1%80%bb%e1%80%ad%e1%80%90%e1%80%ba%e1%80%80%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%86%e1%80%ac-%e1%80%9e%e1%80%af%e1%80%80%e1%80%ba%e1%80%9c%e1%80%bd%e1%80%be%e1%80%90%e1%80%ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/my\/2021\/01\/29\/prostate-cancer-often-ejaculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer Risk: What the Evidence Actually Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-author-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e269d6e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#8C8C971A;padding-top:2.5rem;padding-right:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-left:2.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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It causes no symptoms in its early stages, which is why it is looked for with a blood test rather than waiting for something to go wrong. Men understandably want to know whether anything they do can lower their risk \u2014 and one particular study gets quoted more than any other in answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth looking at properly, because it is more interesting and considerably weaker than the headlines suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"2215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/my\/2021\/01\/29\/prostate-cancer-often-ejaculation\/man-with-urinary-system-infection-diagnosis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;man with urinary system infection diagnosis vector illustration&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1537890788&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;man with urinary system infection diagnosis&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prostate cancer is a silent murderer which PSA blood test can be used in screening program\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prostate cancer is a silent murderer which PSA blood test can be used in screening program.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Illustration of the prostate gland, a cancer that causes no symptoms in its early stages\" class=\"wp-image-2215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prostate-cancer.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early prostate cancer produces no symptoms at all, which is why it has to be looked for rather than waited for.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the study found<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large prospective <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27033442\/\">cohort study from the United States<\/a>, published in 2016, followed nearly 32,000 men for eighteen years and asked them how often they ejaculated in their twenties and again in their forties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Typical frequency in the group was around 8 to 12 times a month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men reporting 21 or more times a month had a <strong>modestly lower<\/strong> rate of prostate cancer than men reporting the least.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The association was seen for <strong>low- and intermediate-risk<\/strong> disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No association was seen with aggressive, high-risk cancer<\/strong> \u2014 the form that causes almost all the deaths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this is not the same as a preventive measure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An earlier version of this article carried a caveat in the text saying the evidence was observational \u2014 and then answered <em>yes, frequent ejaculation reduces prostate cancer risk<\/em> in its own FAQ. <strong>The two contradicted each other, and the FAQ has been corrected.<\/strong> That matters, because the FAQ is the part search engines quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three specific problems sit between this association and any claim of cause and effect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sexual frequency travels with everything else.<\/strong> Men who ejaculate more often tend to be healthier, more likely to have a partner, less depressed, and to have higher testosterone. Any of those could be doing the work, and no statistical adjustment fully separates them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cause and effect may run backwards.<\/strong> Prostate disease reduces sexual function years before it is diagnosed. Some of the men in the lowest-frequency group may have had low frequency <em>because<\/em> of an undetected prostate problem, rather than developing one because of low frequency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What it counts is diagnoses, not disease.<\/strong> The association concerns the low-risk cancers that are largely found by screening \u2014 many of which would never have harmed anyone. A difference in how often such cancers are detected is not the same as a difference in how often men get ill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most telling point is the last line of the findings. <strong>Whatever the association represents, it does not touch aggressive prostate cancer<\/strong> \u2014 which is the only kind that determines whether a man lives or dies of this disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"2214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/my\/2021\/01\/29\/prostate-cancer-often-ejaculation\/handsome-young-man-looking-at-camera-and-keeping-hand-on-chin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A calm young Caucasian man with dark hair, dark eyes, a beard in a gray T-shirt stands straight, holds his hand on his chin. The atmosphere of calm, male power. Copy space.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Handsome young man looking at camera and keeping hand on chin.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The more ejaculation you can, the more likely prostate cancer reduction you get.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The more ejaculation you can, the more likely prostate cancer reduction you get.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Men in their twenties and forties, the two ages at which ejaculation frequency was recorded in the study\" class=\"wp-image-2214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Young-men.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frequency was recorded at two points decades apart \u2014 a reasonable design, but still one that observes rather than tests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So what should a man take from it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something reassuring, and not a target. There is no reason to think a normal sex life carries any prostate risk, and this study is decent evidence that it does not \u2014 a question men genuinely worry about and are often too embarrassed to ask. That is worth saying plainly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What it is not is a number to hit. <strong>Treating 21 a month as a prescription reads far more into observational data than it can carry<\/strong>, and a man who cannot reach it has not failed at anything. An earlier version of this article presented the figure as actionable advice; it is better understood as a description of the group in whom the association was strongest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The factors with better evidence behind them for cancer outcomes generally remain the dull ones \u2014 not smoking, keeping weight down, staying active \u2014 and they act on heart disease at the same time, which is what will actually kill most men. See also <a href=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/2020\/11\/20\/5-diets-against-prostate-cancer\/\">diet and prostate cancer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/2023\/01\/30\/lycopene-prevent-prostate-cancer\/\">what the evidence on lycopene really supports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And about screening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing described here changes the screening question, and the earlier version of this article overstated it by presenting PSA testing as a routine part of a health check for men over fifty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Whether to have a PSA test is a decision, not a default.<\/strong> It depends on age, family history, ethnicity, general health, and \u2014 most of all \u2014 on what a man would want done with an abnormal result, since PSA testing leads to biopsies and to the detection of cancers that would never have caused trouble. It is a conversation worth having properly rather than a box to tick. That discussion is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/drsoaraweeurology.com\/2020\/05\/21\/psa-screening-test\/\">should I have a PSA test<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms that need assessment regardless<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of the above applies to a man who already has symptoms. In an emergency in Thailand, call <strong>1669<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visible blood in the urine or in the semen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New bone pain, particularly in the back, hips or ribs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unexplained weight loss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inability to pass urine with a painful full bladder \u2014 this needs same-day treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A PSA result you have been given and do not understand. Bring the number itself and any previous readings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does frequent ejaculation reduce the risk of prostate cancer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has not been shown to. A large observational study found that men reporting the highest ejaculation frequency developed low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer somewhat less often, but an association of that kind cannot establish cause and effect \u2014 sexual frequency travels alongside general health, partnership and testosterone, and early prostate disease itself reduces sexual activity years before diagnosis. An earlier version of this article answered this question with a plain yes, which was too strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is 21 times a month a target I should aim for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. That figure describes the group in whom the association was strongest in one study; it is not a prescription and there is no evidence that reaching a particular count changes anything. A man whose frequency is lower has not done anything wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does it protect against aggressive prostate cancer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No association was found with high-risk disease \u2014 which is the form responsible for almost all deaths from prostate cancer. This is the single most important limitation of the finding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I have a PSA test?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is a decision to make deliberately rather than a routine part of a health check. It depends on your age, family history, general health and what you would want done with an abnormal result, because PSA testing leads to biopsies and to finding cancers that would never have caused harm. An earlier version of this article presented it as a routine recommendation for men over fifty, which has been corrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there any prostate risk from a very active sex life?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no evidence of harm, and this study is reasonable reassurance on that point. Men ask about it far more often than they admit, and the answer is that a normal sex life at any frequency is not a prostate risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arranging a consultation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a PSA discussion or prostate assessment, Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone sees patients at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokhospital.com\/en\/bangkok\/doctor\/dr-soarawee-weerasopone-2\">Bangkok Hospital Headquarters<\/a> and at Samitivej Sriracha Hospital in Chonburi on <a href=\"tel:0880221445\">088-022-1445<\/a>. Bring every previous PSA result with its date \u2014 the trend over time says more than any single number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bangkok Hospital Telemedicine is available for patients who cannot attend in person, including international patients \u2014 arrange it in advance by email to the Urology department at <a href=\"mailto:bhquro@bdms.co.th\">bhquro@bdms.co.th<\/a>. Samitivej Sriracha is in-person only. Enquiries about cost are answered by the hospital, not by this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> This content is written and reviewed by Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, a board-certified urologist at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, and is intended for education only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or a prescription for any individual, and no advice, diagnosis or prescription is given through personal messaging channels or social media. Dr. Soarawee operates no public social media account; any account offering private consultation in his name is fraudulent. 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