New study finds that stored sperm deteriorates across the animal kingdom | University of Oxford
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Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines typically recommend 2–7 days of abstinence before taking semen samples or assisted reproduction. However, a new study published today and led by Oxford University researchers suggests that regular ejaculation – whether through sexual activity or masturbation – results in higher quality sperm, with less DNA damage.

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

  • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    29 days ago

    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.

    • CrypticCoffee@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      29 days ago

      Isn’t that just copium. Incel is in the name. They don’t have a choice in there abstinence.

      • AnyOldName3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        28 days ago

        Incel generally means the mindset rather than the literal definition. Getting laid doesn’t stop someone being an incel, and failure to get laid doesn’t make someone into one. It’s all the misogyny, entitlement and self-loathing that makes someone an incel.