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