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Semen withdrawal?

kellyb

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http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20021002-000009.html

:eye-poppi

So, a psychologist has concluded that the hormones in semen act as an antidepressant in women.
Anyone here know anything about endocrinology? Is this even biologically plausible? My gut feeling is that there's a confounding factor in there somewhere that they missed...but who knows? I guess it could be true?

ETA:
Here's the abstract:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conte...003/00371756;jsessionid=c406ndcbzhs9.victoria


Abstract:

In a sample of sexually active college females, condom use, as an indirect measure of the presence of semen in the reproductive tract, was related to scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Not only were females who were having sex without condoms less depressed, but depressive symptoms and suicide attempts among females who used condoms were proportional to the consistency of condom use. For females who did not use condoms, depression scores went up as the amount of time since their last sexual encounter increased. 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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Hehehe...."administration"...
 
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I think Gordon G. Gallup (that's gotta be a fake name) is just looking for an excuse to go bareback.

"Hey baby, let me elevate your mood..."
 
kellyb said:
Not only were females who were having sex without condoms less depressed,
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Aren't women who don't use condoms more likely to be in committed, trusting relationships? Could that be the factor that accounts for their lower level of depression?
 
No. He is the real thing. He also published "Do animals recognize themselves in mirrors?"
 
clerihew80 said:
Aren't women who don't use condoms more likely to be in committed, trusting relationships? Could that be the factor that accounts for their lower level of depression?
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That's a really good question. They didn't mention controlling for that factor in the article, although they could have just not mentioned it.
 
kellyb said:
http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20021002-000009.html

:eye-poppi

So, a psychologist has concluded that the hormones in semen act as an antidepressant in women.
Anyone here know anything about endocrinology? Is this even biologically plausible? My gut feeling is that there's a confounding factor in there somewhere that they missed...but who knows? I guess it could be true?

ETA:
Here's the abstract:



Hehehe...."administration"...
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This would require double blind tests with placebos and no sexual contact to actually figure out. In other words, to be scientific you take all the fun out of it....

how depressing
 
clerihew80 said:
Aren't women who don't use condoms more likely to be in committed, trusting relationships? Could that be the factor that accounts for their lower level of depression?
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yeah, either that or sort of out of control irresponsible and impulsive. risky sex is linked to many mental issues and substance abuse problems. So I dont know how the group is split.
 
Next thing you know, the good doc is gonna be telling women semen is also absorbed in the anus as well as through the walls of the trachea.
 
This is admittedly just an anecdote from about ten years ago.

I had sex while completely gooned on LSD with my then-girlfriend, who had never done any such thing. After we came, and were laying in bed enjoying the afterglow, she commented "The walls are pulsing."

I don't find it hard to believe that chemicals can pass from the male, via semen, into the female body.
 
osmosis said:
I had sex while completely gooned on LSD with my then-girlfriend, who had never done any such thing. After we came, and were laying in bed enjoying the afterglow, she commented "The walls are pulsing."
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I read part of a handy manual on various mind-altering substances. It had comprehensive information on active and dangerous doses, methods of administration, general precautions etc.

Among recommendations for use on LSD, it said to not have sex while tripping unless you were absolutely sure about your relationship beforehand. You see, the author regarded it as such a strong, bonding experience that the participants would likely stick together for life afterwards.

If I'm reading your post correctly, the two of you didn't?
 
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