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Sexual abstinence make sperm performance deteriorate, due to increased DNA damage and oxidative stress, in people and animals (www.ox.ac.uk)
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Monty Python might’ve sung “Every Sperm is Sacred,” but international researchers have found stored sperm might not be as “good” and “needed” as the song suggests. After looking at more than 150 studies on sperm storage in humans and other animal species, the team found men’s sperm performance might actually slightly deteriorate after a period of abstinence. They found “storage via sexual abstinence” was linked to a small but statistically meaningful decline in sperm performance that is likely due to increased DNA damage and oxidative stress. The team says their findings could provide information to help fertility clinics produce better quality embryos, as well as help researchers who are breeding animals in captivity

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[–] 74 points 7 months ago (1 child)

You need to use the plumbing to keep it in working order.

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    • [–] 50 points 7 months ago (12 children)

    I remember this was a big thing for a while in those weird men's communities. Where being an incel wasn't because of religion or loserdom, but because of wanting to "save his seed" because that's where a man's power comes from or some nonsense.

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    classic mind control shit - play on their ideological and moral hangups to keep them frustrated.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Dude. This but unironically, lol...

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Semen retention. I think it is (or used to be) a big thing in certain cultures too.

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yup some Daoist secs historically believed semen contains life force. Via “retention of the semen”, a man could maintain his vital life force and slow aging. However, having sex would generate life force. So you could extend your life by having sex as much as possible while controlling how often you ejaculate.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Isn't that just copium. Incel is in the name. They don't have a choice in there abstinence.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Incel generally means the mindset rather than the literal definition. Getting laid doesn't stop someone being an incel, and failure to get laid doesn't make someone into one. It's all the misogyny, entitlement and self-loathing that makes someone an incel.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Theres a kind of logic to it, where the longer you go without the more frustration you feel, and then you've got to harness and channel that energy into something productive.

    I'm pretty sure anything beyond that is just made-up armchair bro-science.

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    • [–] 32 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    University proves that people production requires fresh ingredients.

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    • [–] 14 points 7 months ago

    Lollllllllllllllll

    First an app steals all their wanking data, now this

    Those anti-porn enlightened bros just can't catch a break lmfao

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    [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    For a good thing, just keep coming.

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    [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    DIY birth control. Eventually.

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    • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Telling nature you're not fuckable, hrm, let's see where that goes.

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    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    ✋Thank the Lord in heaven I'm still at three a day✋

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