Popular media personality and veteran radio host, Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, has sparked controversy after claiming that men needed to ejaculate at least 21 times a month to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
Daddy Freeze made the claim during a recent livestream conversation with Cater Efe, where he spoke on men’s health and prostate cancer.
“I won’t encourage masturbation, but if a man doesn’t ejaculate up to 21 times monthly, he could be setting himself up for possible prostate cancer,” he said.
A clip from the livestream quickly went viral on social media, triggering widespread debate, with many users questioning the accuracy of the claim and warning against oversimplifying medical research.
Reacting to the statement, a social media user identified as Pharm. Greatman dismissed the claim, describing it as misleading.
“The claim that men must ejaculate 21 times a month to avoid prostate cancer is not true. There is no fixed number that guarantees protection. Some studies suggest that more frequent ejaculation may be linked to a slightly lower risk, but this is only an association, not a rule or treatment,” he wrote.
Another user, Rhine_sto, cautioned against turning scientific research into rigid prescriptions.
“Turning nuanced research into a numeric command is how misinformation spreads. There’re studies suggesting a correlation between frequent ejaculation and a lower risk of prostate cancer, but it’s not a medical prescription and 21 times a month is not a rule doctors give patients,” he said.
However, not all reactions dismissed Daddy Freeze’s claim entirely. A user identified as Hunter_Guide1 offered a more nuanced perspective, referencing existing research.
“Daddy Freeze said men should ejaculate 21+ times a month to lower prostate cancer risk, and he’s not totally wrong,” he wrote.
“A big 2016 Harvard study involving over 32,000 men found that guys who released that often had about a 20–31 per cent lower risk than those doing it only four to seven times a month. It’s correlation, not a guarantee.”
The user added that other factors such as age, genetics, family history and lifestyle play a much bigger role in prostate cancer risk, stressing that healthy living and regular medical check-ups remained more reliable preventive measures.
