You’re gonna have to face it you’re addicted to…semen?
If you and your husband don’t use condoms, just maybe, says a researcher out of the State University of New York in Albany. Dr. Gordon G. Gallup has been looking at data that suggest that women who have intercourse without condoms are less likely to become depressed or kill themselves than those who do not have sex or who use condoms. In addition, women who do not use condoms become increasingly depressed as the time since their last sexual encounter lengthens, while no such correlation exists for women whose partners generally use condoms. The no-condom women also tend to be quicker to seek out new relationships when old ones end.
This suggests, notes Dr. Gallup, that the hormones contained in semen that may be absorbed through the vaginal wall, some of which are known to elevate mood, may be creating an addiction and subsequent withdrawal symptoms.
Gallup controlled for variables including method of contraception, frequency of sexual intercourse, as well as the women’s perception of their relationship. He concedes that women who regularly have sex without condoms might share personality traits that make them less susceptible to depression. But the behavior most often associated with non-condom users is sexual risk-taking, and studies have found no correlation between high-risk sexual behavior and lower rates of depression.
It’s an interesting idea, from an evolutionary biology point of view. If women get hooked on semen, the species is more likely to survive. But my husband just laughed and called it a “guy study”. Well, maybe it’s both.
Posted by MommaSteph.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:55 am
I don’t even know where to begin.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:09 am
ummm why dont we do studies on more impt things.
(read: ones where my dh doesnt tell me its good for my health to have sex)
June 1st, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Well, ML, the first step, so I’ve heard, is admitting you have a problem.
June 1st, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Is THAT what they call it. Good to know. LOL
June 1st, 2007 at 8:03 pm
I have a sister that is a 48 year old virgin and we joke that her health problem come from not having sex.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:20 pm
“why dont we do stuides on more important things?”… LOL… some people make me laugh. Sweetheart, have you seen the news on tv, read the paper, or looked at the internet in the last 10 years? There have been plenty of studies on irrelevant matters and not enough studies done on matters that could be considered ‘important’… Face it… youre a prude. I think this is valuable information for women and gay men… semen is good for you… go get some.
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:13 am
Wow, Tim, that’s an awful lot for you to type one-handed
June 5th, 2007 at 5:04 am
This make a lot of sense to me. I figure most wome using condoms do not trust their partners, or are more likely to not be in a stable, long-term relationship. (Yes I knoe some married couples use condoms). Can you imagine the strain of relationships where there is not trust? Of course there would be more depressed condom users than non-condom users. These guys were just looking for a fix for the ‘I have a headache’ excuse.
June 5th, 2007 at 8:03 am
Interesting, MB, but the arugment here is that the addiction to semen is strictly physical.
I know a fair number of couples who use condoms simply because they want a non-hormonol form of birth control. I’m going to start polling them on their mental health.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:25 am
frankly i prefer using condoms not because I dont trust my husband, but I hate cleanup. I can roll over and go to sleep without worrying about a mess.