The 43-year-old Qian Xiao is a successful business executive with a successful career and a happy family. However, a medical check-up turned the course of his life dramatically.
"Mr. Qian, your prostate cancer is already at an advanced stage. The words of the attending doctor Wang Li were like a thunderbolt from the sky, causing Qian Xiao to fall into the ice cellar in an instant. "How can this be? I don't have any bad habits, how can I get this disease?"
Dr. Wang Li sighed and asked, "Mr. Qian, how long have you been married?"
"It's been more than ten years. What's wrong?" Qian Xiao was puzzled.
"And how often do you have sex?" Dr. Wang continued.
Qian Xiao was a little embarrassed: "Our husband and wife have always had a good relationship, and there will be six or seven times a week." Is this frequency normal?"
Doctor Wang Li shook his head: "Mr. Qian, at your age, seven times a week, is too frequent. Long-term excessive sex can put a huge burden on the body, especially the prostate. Did you know that excessive sex is one of the risk factors for prostate cancer? "
Qian Xiaoru was struck by lightning. He never thought that the normal sex life between husband and wife would kill him. Looking back, in the past year, he did feel backache and fatigue, frequent urination and urgency, but he never took it seriously, and he didn't expect it to be an early sign of cancer.
Qian Xiao's experience is by no means an isolated case. In fact, with the acceleration of the pace of life and the increase of pressure, many middle-aged men have the problem of excessive masturbation or indulgence.
They indulge in sexual indulgence, either because of physical needs or because of emotional inadequacy, but ignore the warnings from their bodies.
From a medical point of view, moderate sex is good for physical and mental health, but excessive sex is a double-edged sword, especially for middle-aged and older people.
First of all, sex is an intense "exercise", which will put a greater burden on the cardiovascular system.
For middle-aged and elderly people, the function of the heart and blood vessels is not as good as before, and excessive sexual life is tantamount to worsening the already fragile cardiovascular system, which is easy to induce myocardial infarction, stroke and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents.
In addition, a large amount of dopamine and other neurotransmitters will be released during orgasm, and chasing this pleasure too often will disrupt the brain's reward mechanism, leading to the dysregulation of the dopamine system, which will lead to a series of emotional and cognitive problems, such as depression, anxiety, and decreased concentration.
What is more alarming is that excessive sexual life can also increase the burden on the genitourinary system such as the prostate.
Excessive sexual activity can lead to long-term congestion and swelling of the prostate, causing chronic inflammation and putting the prostate tissue in a vicious cycle of repeated damage and repair.
Over time, the inflammatory response can induce abnormal cell proliferation, accelerate the accumulation of genetic mutations, and eventually lead to the occurrence of cancer.
In fact, in the urology clinic, patients like Qian Xiao are not uncommon. Most of them are middle-aged men between the ages of 40 and 50, and most of them have the habit of excessive masturbation or indulgence.
When symptoms such as urinary frequency, urgency, and blood spermatospermia appear, it is often in the advanced stage of prostate disease. Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, the five-year survival rate is only about 50% even after surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other comprehensive treatments.
Those who survive often have to endure the sequelae of urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction, and their quality of life is greatly reduced.
For middle-aged and elderly people, about 1-2 times a week may be a more appropriate frequency. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to the time and method of sexual intercourse, not too intense and long-lasting, so as not to bring too much burden to the cardiovascular and urinary systems.
In addition to sexual life, middle-aged and elderly men should also pay attention to other risk factors of the prostate, such as sitting for a long time, holding urine, chronic constipation, etc.
These seemingly inconsequential details of life can increase the burden on the prostate gland and increase the risk of disease.
Therefore, it is essential to develop good lifestyle habits: drink plenty of water, exercise more, have bowel movements on time, and avoid sitting for long periods of time.
Prostate screening should also be done regularly, especially in high-risk groups with a history of excessive masturbation or sexual partners. Once an abnormality such as an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is detected, further tests should be carried out in a timely manner without delaying the condition.
"Life is precious, but sexual desire is even more valuable. If it is sexual, both can be thrown. In the face of Qian Xiao, who regretted his mistakes on the hospital bed, Dr. Wang Li humorously used Mr. Lu Xun's famous words.
"In the future, I hope you will learn a lesson, learn moderation, and treat sex and life with a more rational attitude."
Qian Xiao's misfortune sounded the alarm for all middle-aged and elderly men. Sex is the instinct of human beings to reproduce, but if you are overly indulged in sexual desire, you will lose yourself, and you will eventually suffer from yourself.
Only by treating one's body responsibly and learning to balance between indulgence and health care can we have a healthy and happy old age.