{"id":3832,"date":"2026-03-29T07:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyupdate.live\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2026-03-29T07:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:17:03","slug":"scientists-discover-unexpected-benefit-to-masturbating-but-just-for-men-see-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyupdate.live\/?p=3832","title":{"rendered":"Scientists discover unexpected benefit to masturbating – but just for men…See more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scientists discover unexpected benefit to masturbating – but just for men…See more<\/p>\n

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Fellas, you might want to pencil in a little \u201cme\u201d time.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0new study\u00a0found that masturbation comes with more perks than just the rush of feel-good endorphins after an orgasm.<\/p>\n

This time, it\u2019s all about what\u2019s going on behind the scenes with your swimmers.<\/p>\n

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Masturbation has been linked to a range of physical and mental health benefits, including reducing stress and tension.Aliaksandr Marko \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But before we dive in, a quick anatomy refresher.<\/p>\n

Unlike women, who are born with most of the eggs they\u2019ll ever have, men produce sperm continuously from puberty onward, storing it in the reproductive tract until it\u2019s ready for release.<\/p>\n

When men need to provide a semen sample for fertility testing or treatments like IVF, the\u00a0World Health Organization recommends\u00a0taking a break from ejaculation for two to seven days so their sperm has time to build up.<\/p>\n

But the latest research suggests that letting sperm sit idle for too long might actually backfire.<\/p>\n

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford looked at 115 human studies involving 54,889 men, along with 56 studies across 30 animal species, to see what happens to sperm when it\u2019s stored inside the body.<\/p>\n

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The study found that sperm quality can decline the longer it\u2019s stored in the reproductive tract.katestudio \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In humans, the researchers found that skipping ejaculation took a serious toll on sperm quality. They swam more slowly, fewer were healthy and alive, and their DNA showed more damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur study highlights how regular ejaculation can provide a small but meaningful boost to male fertility,\u201d\u00a0Dr. Rebecca Dean, a research fellow at Oxford\u2019s biology department and co-author of the study, said in a\u00a0press release.<\/p>\n

So why does \u201cholding it in\u201d hurt sperm? The researchers have two main theories.<\/p>\n

First, oxidative stress. This happens when the body produces more harmful molecules than it can neutralize, which can weaken sperm, slow them down and make their DNA more prone to damage.<\/p>\n

Second, energy depletion. Sperm are highly mobile and contain very little cytoplasm \u2014 the fluid inside the cell that surrounds their internal structures \u2014 so they quickly burn through their stored energy and have almost no ability to repair themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis makes storage particularly damaging compared to other types of cells,\u201d Dean explained.<\/p>\n

The animal studies told a similar story, with frequent ejaculation from masturbation improving sperm quality in\u00a0mammals like primates.<\/p>\n

\u201cCombined with our results, this suggests that male masturbation may have an adaptive benefit: it flushes out damaged, stored sperm,\u201d Dean and two colleagues\u00a0wrote in The Conversation.<\/p>\n

Curious how sperm fare in a female-friendly environment, the team also looked at storage after sex. Sperm can last several days inside humans, and in some animals, even months or years.<\/p>\n

While quality still declined over time, the researchers found that females were generally better at keeping sperm healthy long-term.<\/p>\n

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Sperm appears to survive better long-term in women than in men, the study found.New Africa \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis likely reflects the evolution of female-specific adaptations, such as specialized storage organs that provide antioxidants to extend sperm viability,\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Irem Sepil, a lecturer in evolutionary biology at Oxford and senior author of the study.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese organs often secrete reproductive fluids to nourish sperm and could provide unexplored avenues for biomimicking technology to improve artificial sperm storage in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The findings have potentially significant implications for fertility clinics. If doctors want the best-quality sperm, the researchers suggested men may not need to follow the typical recommendation of abstaining from sex or masturbation for several days.<\/p>\n

This lines up with\u00a0past research\u00a0suggesting that ejaculating within 48 hours of providing a sample can significantly improve IVF outcomes.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s important because, as Dean and her colleagues note in The Conversation, many fertility issues are caused by factors beyond our control, like\u00a0environmental toxins, stress or genetics.<\/p>\n

The length of sperm storage, however, is something that can be easily adjusted.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing freshly ejaculated sperm for fertilization could therefore provide a meaningful boost to fertility outcomes by improving sperm quality,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s be honest \u2014 any boost to fertility is welcome news.<\/p>\n

Across the country, birth rates have been falling for nearly two decades, with the fertility rate dropping to a\u00a0record low of 1.6 children per woman\u00a0in 2024.<\/p>\n

Several factors are thought to play a role, including\u00a0people marrying later, women\u00a0waiting longer to have children\u00a0and economic pressures.<\/p>\n

Whether male fertility is part of the problem, however, isn\u2019t entirely clear.\u00a0Some studies\u00a0suggest sperm counts in Western countries have declined over the past 50 years, while\u00a0others report\u00a0they\u2019ve stayed steady.<\/p>\n

On the ground, though, some doctors say they are seeing more couples where male fertility is a factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least one-third of couples we evaluate have some male component,\u201d Dr. Alex Robles of the Columbia University Fertility Center in New York\u00a0told Fox News Digital\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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