Sex, Cancer linked

MEN with a low sex drive could be at increased risk of developing breast cancer.
A study in the British Journal of Cancer found that men who had fewer orgasms were more likely to develop the disease. It said lower testosterone levels may be linked to breast cancer. Single and childless men were also found to be at increased risk.
The study sample was small - 23 men with breast cancer were compared with 76 healthy men.

Source: Herald Sun, October 11, 2000

Men who used Viagra to lift their sex lives were at no greater risk of heart attack than others, a study has found.
An independent study of more than 5000 men found the incidence of heart disease was no different from that of the general population.
Maker of the famous blue anti-impotency pill, Pfizer, said this was the first "real-world" safety study.
The company said the results of the British study of 5391 men aged 18 to 89 was in line with other Viagra tests under way.
"The study did not identify any safety issues," the company said.
The president of the Australian Society of Impotency Medicine, Doug Lording, said the results were not surprising.
"No study has ever really found problems with Viagra and the heart, except for those who use nitrates," Dr Lording said. "All evidence has pointed to it being safe."

Source: Tanya Taylor, medical reporter
Herald Sun, October 11, 2000