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The evidence is extremely varied, and in my opinion unreliable for making serious claims. Commonly cited by those repeating these claims, which as others have p
by TheFreim 4y ago
The evidence is extremely varied, and in my opinion unreliable for making serious claims. Commonly cited by those repeating these claims, which as others have pointed out is rife with issues pertaining to causality, is the 2004 study "Ejaculation Frequency and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer" published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Here is a section summarizing what came before:
> Previous investigations on reported ejaculation frequencies or sexual intercourse and prostate cancer are limited to studies of retrospective design and results are mixed. Nine studies observed a statistically significant or non-significant positive association; 3 studies reported no association; 7 studies found a statistically significant or non-significant inverse relationship; and 1 study found a U-shaped relationship.
Conclusions that come from the aforementioned article, as well as many/most/all others that I have encountered, are mixed and, as others have noted, have issues with determining causes.
- danielvaughn 4y agoMy wife and I have been trying for a kid for a while, and though I’m healthy, over the past 9 months I’ve gone down a rabbit hole on the professional literature around men’s health. I don’t know how it compares to anything else, but the variance of the data is what struck me the most. That, and the low-resolution around a lot of the studies that have been run. I get that science is hard, but I would expect a LOT more detail from publications than what is typically offered.
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- thepasswordis 4y agoHey man good luck! I know some people who have tried and tried before it finally all clicked. One person I can think of now has 4 kids! It can be tough. I'm sure you don't need any advice. Kids are the best, most meaningful thing you will ever do. Its worth it to keep trying.
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- tasuki 4y ago> most meaningful thing you will ever do. Also by far the hardest. In the best case, it is not all roses.
- eloff 4y agoThe most worthwhile things tend to be hard.
- TheFreim 4y agoI have heard that having children expands the upper and lower bounds of happiness and suffering. There are joys pertaining to being a parent that bring you to heights unimaginable, but there are fears and problems that bring you lower. The range is greater.
- jdhzzz 4y ago"You're only as happy as your saddest child."
- ddrdrck_ 4y agoYou make it sound like it is a heroin shoot. Actually unless your child has some terrible accident, you're often tired, sometimes angry, but mostly happy. If your child has no specific issue and you experience terrible sadness and suffering, then you should consult a doctor.
- opamp 4y ago> Kids are the best, most meaningful thing you will ever do. Just coming in from the other side, but this is not universally true. Mine has been an absolute nightmare, and I’m in pretty intense therapy trying to keep it all together. My relationship with my wife has been wonderful before and after, so that wasn’t a factor. I’m not trying to dissuade people from having children, but we were completely unprepared for how challenging ours is. Apparently this isn’t the case for everyone.
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- fancybouncy 4y agoif I may give you a piece of advice, ask yourself whether you can guarantee that your kid will be happy to have been forced to come to life, or if you are selfishly taking a bet at someone else's expense.
- ddrdrck_ 4y agoIf I may ask, would you have preferred to not come to life, if you had the choice?
- rrgok 4y agoI know you are not asking me. But, I would've refused to come to life. Given that, when they ask me the question, I have the same knowledge that I have now or a short trailer about what is life (not specifically mine). Ahah.
- birksherty 4y agoI would have chosen not to be born. People here are privileged, live in a better country, good income etc. Because they have better life, they expect others also to say it's great. Many children are born without proper thinking by their parents, for selfish reason and suffer every day.
- Cerpicio 4y agoAs great as it is to have your own biological kids, please consider fostering and/or adopting as well. It can be challenging but also very rewarding, and there is a huge need for that sort of thing. We have two biological kids, fostered for a little while, and ended up adopting a young boy. They are all awesome!
- zttg 4y ago[dead]
- ravagat 4y agoHi, look into Shettles method. 9 months in I think you can change something within your control.