Pleasuring
yourself is common with over 50% of woman and 70% of men masturbating on a
monthly basis. But what would you, just, completely stopped masturbating forever?
after a week male testosterone levels go up by 40% or at least that is what a
2003 study found Which caught worldwide media attention And in part lead to the
no fap community fapping being slang for masturbating supporters of the no fap
movement also claim improved sexual performance and high sperm quality along
with feelings of improved motivation self-esteem and happiness but how valid
are all these claims?
What
most media did not mention is that while the study did see increased testosterone
it went back down to normal levels on day 8 with no explanation. other
abstinence studies have found no difference at all in testosterone levels
between those who masturbated and those who abstained suggesting that other
variables like changing diet and exercise which also impact testosterone may
more likely be the cause for any changes found in people who stopped
masturbating in terms of sexual performance abstinence
from masturbation does not seem to improve premature
ejaculation either after three weeks of no masturbation.
A study found that participants had roughly
the same ejaculation time as those that did not masturbate and as for sperm
quality it turns out that those who ejaculated more frequently had sperm that
were stronger swimmers which improves chances of fertilization.
In
fact this is one theory behind why not masturbating for extended periods of
time may lead to more nocturnal admissions or wet dreams as a mechanism to
cycle out old sperm 83% of men and 37% of women have experienced a wet dream at
least once but the evidence for why is still in- conclusive as There haven't
been many studies given the awkward nature of studding people orgasm in their
sleep apart from this for men when sperm isn't ejaculated it can be broken down
and the nutrients are recycled back inside the body.
Now
masturbation addiction is a real thing and curbing the habit can potentially impact
your motivation, self-esteem and happiness masturbation can increase dopamine
and serotonin neurotransmitter release which stimulates the reward pathway in
the brain the only issue is that constant masturbation leads to constant
release of serotonin and dopamine which leads to our brain becoming
desensitized to these specific neurotransmitters our brain would then require a
higher level of dopamine and serotonin to obtain normal levels of happiness and
motivation so if you stop masturbation you then allow the brain to become
sensitive to dopamine and serotonin again but the science behind masturbation shows
that it can improve sleep reduce stress & pain and improve your immune
system along with sleuth of other health benefits.
Which
we covered in another video on masturbation here in men it can even reduce
prostate cancer risk of course these studies investigated primarily the experiences
of men and currently there is a lack of evidence to suggest that polishing the
pearl is anything but beneficial to women so if you want to stop masturbating
for personal reasons Go for it some say it helped their lives but for most, in
moderation masturbation is a healthy activity with some genuine scientific
benefits if you want know even more masturbation's healthy effects.
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