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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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 week ago (5 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.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Dude. This but unironically, lol...

[–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 days ago

I'm positive that nofap november is a psyop to make white guys jittery and angry before major elections.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

I'm not being ironic at all. it's a very strange trend that seems self defeating and deliberately frustrating.

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 5 days ago

Is this related to the dudes hanging weights from their balls?

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 5 points 6 days ago

“save his seed” because that’s where a man’s power comes from or some nonsense

How fuckin ironic that now they're all shooting blanks, ahahahahaha

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days 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.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

It also makes no sense. Sperm only live a couple of months, so logic dictates that they'd be strongest sometime in the first 1-4 weeks. Their youth; not in middle to old age.