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Wendy Zukerman

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Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

And so he asked his mentors.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

So he does, Justin starts this study where he and his colleague basically scroll TikTok and Instagram, looking at how many people are talking about this and exactly what are they saying.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

And there was just so much stuff out there that Justin said he was actually quite overwhelmed.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

And by the way, they weren't just looking at semen retention.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

They were also looking at other men's health topics like male infertility and erectile dysfunction.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Who's talking about it?

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Yeah, Justin said it was a lot of young guys.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Yeah.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

So, all right, so we're going to give some accurate...

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

information about semen retention.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Great.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Starting with, can it bump up your testosterone and make you feel amazing?

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

And so over and over again online, you see people quoting this one study to supposedly prove this point, that if you hold on to your semen, you don't ejaculate, it'll bump up testosterone.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

And here's what the study did.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

I love that researchers did this study.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

They got 10 men to have a wank.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

to orgasm at precisely 4.30pm on the first day of the experiment.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Okay.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

Then the men were told to abstain from any type of sexual activity for the next 20 days.

Science Vs
Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

How do you think you'd go, 20 days?