Research has shown that breastfeeding is beneficial to the development of infants, which can enhance their immunity and intelligence and reduce the incidence of sudden death and childhood obesity.However,several social media users and online portals have circulated the claim that sucking your spouse’s breasts will reduce their chance of breast cancer which has been a myth on breast cancer .
Ghanaian health practitioner,Dr Joelle Amissah has decided to give an answer concerning this particular myth as she therefore debunked all claims that sucking the breast can prevent breast cancer,According to her, the only thing that can help prevent breast cancer is ‘breastfeeding’ and not men sucking the breast.
She was questioned if sucking the breast could prevent cancer, Dr Amissah with a response disclosed that breastfeeding rather has the potential of preventing breast cancer than men sucking the breast.
“There is a hormone called prolactin that has a protective effect on the breast which is only stimulated when a baby sucks the breast. So when the baby is breastfed, the hormone is released and while that is in the system, it protects the breast. So it is breastfeeding and not just sucking the breast,” she said.
While debunking claims that when men suck the breast, it prevents cancer, the health expert noted that just sucking the breast cannot prevent breast cancer.“They are not really helping to prevent breast cancer. They could suck the breast but it doesn’t add to preventing breast cancer. Unless it’s a baby that is breastfeeding, sucking the breast doesn’t help,” she added
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