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Masturbation/Sex and T Levels?

Started by alexclusive, April 17, 2014, 01:35:03 PM

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alexclusive

I heard that after a cis-male ejaculates, his testosterone level depletes but then goes back to normal after 1-2 hours. Is this true? I know that some people say not to exercise after jerking-off/having sex because it drains energy out of you, which is probably true because I always feel tired and weaker after I relieve myself (TMI.. sorry). So my question is, for FTM's on testosterone, do our levels deplete after sexual pleasure as well but go back up afterwards? Or do they remain lower until we get our next shot? I'm asking because technically we replenish our T like putting fuel (testosterone) in a car (our body) every week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, whatever your dosage is.. as opposed to cis-males who obviously do this naturally.

I hope my question makes sense..

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Emerson

Her is my reasoning. Testosterone has a half life of 75  minutes, so if a cismale stops producing testosterone for even a little while levels will drop quickly and return soon. For a transman the testosterone injected into the muscle dissipates slowly and shouldn't dissipate any faster after an orgasm. 

Seems easy enough to test, of you had the resources. Experiment? Anyone?
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Kreuzfidel

If they did deplete, it wouldn't be enough to make any kind of noticeable difference as far as I'm concerned.  If that was the case, most of us would have our changes revert since I know that a lot of us have an increased desire to wank or have sex.
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BrotherBen

I'll be sure to have lots of sex before my next blood draw. For SCIENCE. I bet my levels will still come back normal.


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Jack_M

Quote from: BrotherBen on April 20, 2014, 01:11:08 PM
I'll be sure to have lots of sex before my next blood draw. For SCIENCE. I bet my levels will still come back normal.

Emerson hit the nail in the head, it won't make a difference. Our T is slowly and constantly released and isnt dependent on what our sex organs are doing.

BrotherBen, don't let that stop your experiment, son! ;-) FOR SCIENCE!!!
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Polo

In addition, regular sex is associated with INCREASED T levels in both men and women, so I wouldn't be too concerned.

I wonder if the tiredness is more due to the cardio, muscle tension, and flood of endorphins/oxytocin.

Brother Ben, I want to know if your science experiment slightly increases your T. Way to take one for the team!


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ChaoticTribe

The tiredness that results from orgasm has nothing to do with testosterone levels. It is due to the fact that in order for someone to cum they have to reach a 'peak' in which their heart rate reaches close to the maximum, their respiration increases, and they generally have an increase in muscular tension throughout their entire body. Sleep is the exact opposite - slow heart rate, slow respiration, relaxed muscles. When your vitals all drop, the body naturally begins to feel sleepy and relaxed. It's bio-feedback.

For the same reason, having a hot shower or bath can make people sleepy (if they choose to get comfy and lay down afterwards) because when they get out their body temperature will drop fairly rapidly, even though it's only by a small degree. Your body senses these signals and releases certain chemicals, and those complex chemical compounds enable you to sleep more easily. The light from a television or computer is the opposite - it stimulates the brain in a way similar to daylight, suppressing melatonin and making it more difficult to get a good night's sleep right after.


Sex leads to an increase in testosterone. This primarily comes from the gonads (of those who still have them) but can also come in very small amounts from the pituitary. For those of us on hormones, the difference will be so small that we won't feel it. What we will feel after sex are the neurotransmitters like dopamine (excitement and reward), serotonin (pleasure), and opiods (pain relief and euphoria).


What the source you heard from probably intended to say was that the sperm levels would return to normal within a couple of hours. ;)
Was falsely diagnosed as a female-to-male transsexual.
I'm just a cisgender female picking up the pieces.
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