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" Published in the June/July 2013 issue   Well, of course, just as soon as it gets done abolishing hunger, poverty, and war. Really, aren&amp;#039;t we expecting a little too much from our friend \u2014 our right hand, masturbation? When did the question go from &amp;quot;Will I go blind?&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;I know jerking off is great for me, but just how great?&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s true that some amount of sex or, in your case, ejaculation improves overall health. Studies have shown that at least two emissions per week can lower your risk for cardio events by 45 percent (but raise your risk for DJ events by 65 percent, which is strange). And a comparable amount of sex or, in your case, masturbation does appear to foster prostate health, so you&amp;#039;d do well to get in on that if you haven&amp;#039;t already. In fact, I hope you&amp;#039;ll feel free to enjoy all the benefits of masturbation at your leisure, secure in the knowledge that you will not grow hair on your palms. But please, don&amp;#039;t get cocky.   Got a sex question of your own? E-mail it to us at sex@esquire.com.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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