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Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

23 Oct 2025

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With “No Nut November” right around the corner, it's time to ask: What are the benefits of saving your seed and not ejaculating? People say that it'll boost your testosterone, giving you better libido — and even making your skin glow. Some say you'll feel like a beast, your energy is gonna be insane and it'll even improve the quality of your sperm. Is all this true?? And are there any risks when it comes to leaving your nut unbusted? We speak to urologist and andrologist Dr. Justin Dubinz and reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist Dr. Brent Hanson, alongside special guest comedian Suren Jayemanne. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsSemenRetention In this episode, we cover: (00:00) The idea behind saving your seed (07:43) The idea of semen retention is huge online (09:52)  Can semen retention bump up your testosterone? (15:45) Can semen retention improve mood and athletic performance? (23:22) Can semen retention improve your sperm quality? This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman, with help from Michelle Dang, Meryl Horn, Rose Rimler, and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Erica Akiko Howard. Mix and sound design by Bobby Lord. Music written by Emma Munger, So Wylie, Peter Leonard, Bumi Hidaka and Bobby Lord. A big thanks to Joseph Lavelle Wilson and the Zukerman family.  Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0.031 - 18.141 Wendy Zukerman

Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman. You're listening to Science Versus. Today on the show, we're pitting facts against fapping. That's right. With No Nut November just around the corner, we thought it was a great time to ask, what are the benefits of saving your seed and not ejaculating?

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23.335 - 34.332 Wendy Zukerman

And this is something that former tax accountant and current comedian and also my friend, Saren Jayamana, has been curious about for a little while now. Hi, Saren.

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34.733 - 35.474 Unknown

Hello.

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36.335 - 41.363 Wendy Zukerman

How do you feel about being introduced as a sort of semen retention curious?

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41.584 - 46.766 Suren Jayemanne

Oh, I thought you were going to say as a former tax accountant. Yeah, that's correct.

46.986 - 59.078 Wendy Zukerman

Now, for those who are uninitiated, semen retention, I've now become very familiar with this term, but it basically means you retain your semen, you keep it in, you don't release it.

59.179 - 59.439 Suren Jayemanne

Yes.

59.939 - 63.703 Wendy Zukerman

When did you start getting curious about semen retention?

63.723 - 88.437 Suren Jayemanne

Well, yes, I guess more recently as I've sort of delved into like meditation and more kind of yoga stuff. Well, I would say Tantra type stuff, which is like Hindu kind of, I guess, philosophy. And Tantra in the West, we think of it as very sex oriented, but it's actually just kind of like ritualistic ways to build meditation and practice that kind of stuff.

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