Wendy Zukerman

And then two hours later, they basically had to go on this like fancy exercise bike.

Okay.

And ride as hard as they could go while their heart rate was being measured.

Now, interestingly...

And whether they had sex or not, it didn't affect how hard they could go on the bike.

But after, in the recovery phase, their heart rate was a little bit higher.

And some of them said the exercise bike, even though they could do it, it was a bit tougher.

Two hours, sure.

Yeah, maybe it's relevant.

Ten hours, night before, you were absolutely fine.

Great question.

So hormonally, not really.

So both when studies look at whether your prolactin, oxytocin, testosterone levels rise after sex versus after masturbating, they all see the same pattern.

That like oxytocin goes up, prolactin goes up, testosterone goes up.

So that was the closest I could find.

Probably on a psychological level, it does make a difference.

I would imagine that people feel differently after...

Just after sex with someone else.

Yeah.

And just quickly, I also looked at whether abstinence can boost your mood.