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Did YOU know that semen may potentially have antidepressant properties in it?

lol yeahhhh

Is it really a mood booster?


Potentially! There’s some research that shows there could be natural antidepressant properties in semen.

These may include:

endorphins
estrone
prolactin
oxytocin
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
serotonin


A 2002 study conducted by the State University of New York at Albany surveyed 293 college-age females to see if exposure to semen, without the use of outside condoms worn on the penis, affected their overall mood. (link to study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11324581_Does_Semen_Have_Antidepressant_Properties )

According to the survey, those who were directly exposed to semen showed significantly better mood and fewer symptoms of depression.

However, this study should be taken with a grain of salt.

https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/swallowing-semen#mood-boost

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"These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may antagonize depressive symptoms and evidence which shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen that can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of administration."
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  • I've heard that several times, over the years, and my first thought has always been:

    "Seriously? Is it because she's been exposed to semen, or could it maybe, possibly, potentially be due to the fact that she's having sex, and sex makes people happy? That, or, she was already happier than the depressed woman, and happy people are more likely to have sex in the first place?"

  • I did know that actually. Did you also know semen are 10x more likely to work on a boat than they are an airplane?

    • Thanks for MH.

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  • Wow!!! Anything is Possible. I just Read that DRY HAIR SHAMPOO Can be Cancerous, Some of IT!!! xx

  • Explains why male suicide rates are higher than female.

  • I’ve never experienced this lol. It’s only ever given me a stomach ache or indigestion, never done anything mentally for me.

    • Looks like the effect is better absorbed into the bloodstream through the vagina than the mouth lol. but then again this is only potentially true, not at all conclusive "These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may antagonize depressive symptoms and evidence which shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen that can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of administration."

    • That makes more sense… absorbing it that way definitely makes me happy afterwards 😉

    • Hehe i bet mmmm 😋

  • I didn't know this but it's good for men and for people who have sex with men.

  • Directly exposed? Not swallowed?

    • looking at the abstract... when its absorbed into the bloodstream. best through the vagina going by the abstract here: "These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may antagonize depressive symptoms and evidence which shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen that can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of administration."

    • Interesting

  • So that's why I'm always normally in a good mood.

    • have some more! ;)

    • Hahaha

  • Lol. I'm going to add that to the growing list of reasons guys pull out of their asses to try convincing women to have sex/perform sexual acts.

    • I wanted to say that lol

    • Hey pulling out is what we do best… Sometimes

  • Maybe I’ve never had depression because I swallow cum every day 😂

  • I do not think its only the semen but mostly the orgasm

  • I did know that actually

  • Lol maybe thatswhy i always stay happy hehe

  • I didn't know that! Any reason why you posted this?

    I am new here, still trying to learn the rules!

    • Oh wait I've read it fully now!

    • My friend has really bad depression. I will send this to her 🤗

  • I’ve been getting nutted in almost daily for the last 5 years and I’m still on anti depressants 🥴 maybe it doesn’t work for everyone

  • Thank you

  • Yeah, we'll see

  • I didn't know that.

  • Yeah I’ve heard of that and a few other good things, it’s also good for the woman not getting preeclampsia

  • Who ever told you this, it’s a lie.

  • “I had strings but now I’m free~”

  • You don't have to swallow it. Having sex without a condom works too.

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