Hormones in Semen Shown to Make Women Feel Good

Reuters (London) ^ | Wed Jun 26, 2:09 PM ET

[Oldeconomybuyer]

LONDON (Reuters) - Hormones in semen may help to ease female depression because women whose partners don't use condoms are less likely to feel down.

Scientists at the State University of New York suspect the mood-altering hormones are absorbed through the vagina and make women feel good but they stressed that their results are not an excuse for unprotected sex.

"I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms," Gordon Gallup, who led the study, told New Scientist magazine on Wednesday.

"Clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any advantageous psychological effects of semen," he added.

The researchers assessed the moods of 300 female students using a standard questionnaire. A score of more than 17 was considered moderately depressed.

Women whose partners never used condoms scored about eight on the test while those who never had sex without condoms scored 11.3. Women who weren't having sex at all scored about 13.5.

Depression in the students who sometimes or never used condoms was more severe the longer they went without sex.

The scientists said they looked at other factors, such as the use of oral contraceptives, frequency of sex and personality type, but found that none could account for the findings.

The magazine said the results are not a complete surprise because scientists know that semen contains several mood-altering hormones including testosterone.

"Some of these have been detected in a woman's blood within hours of exposure to semen," the magazine said.

The scientists suspect semen will have the same effect on women regardless of how they are exposed to it.

[Jagdgewehr]

The scientists suspect semen will have the same effect on women regardless of how they are exposed to it.

Uh...er...well...never mind. I ain't touching that.

[Callahan]

Drink up ladies!

[PistolPaknMama]

Alrighty then. I'm going to bump this to my boyfriend with no further comments except "Has your girlfriend been tired and grumpy lately?" :-)

[malakhi]

This does seem to reinforce certain stereotypes... ;o)

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

The researchers assessed the moods of 300 female students using a standard questionnaire

Hahaha...I'd like to know if the 'standard questionnaire' invloves up-close and hands-on personal experimentation...

Sorry, couldn't resist .

:*)

[Delbert]

Man this is a hard one, er uhh I mean a difficult subject to talk about. May be too much for some women to swallow.

[Dick Bachert]

Gee, this ought to swell the sale of Willie's new book. Those splatters on the cover of each and every book ain't White Out!

Clintoon's book will be published by Alfred Knopf Publishing.

“Knopf” is 13th Century German for “ incredibly stupid buyer of other peoples’ garbage.” Knopf is a very old publishing house best known for such early classics as

“How to Enjoy The Inquisition” by Father Torquemada
“You Get My Point?” by Vlad the Impaler
“Guillotine Maintenance and Repair” by Citizen Robespierre

Three of their more recent offerings are “PeeWee Herman’s Movie Guide,” “Gary Condit’s Guide to Picking Up Chicks” and “Compared to Us, Ponzi Was a Freakin’ Choirboy” co-authored by Gary Winnick, Ken Lay and Terry McAuliffe.

All available in a dumpster or landfill near you!

[Risky Schemer]

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[big'ol_freeper]

Could explain why liberal gals are so bitchy.

[Delbert]

Dr. Hugh Jardon of Johnson & Johnson reports that he and his colleague Dr. Mike Hunt have confirmed this theory during several clinical trials.

[TADSLOS]

"Semen, the other white anti-depressant".

[Billthedrill]

(Sigh!) I never get invited to do the good studies...

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Lighten up, Francis.

[Ken H]

"A spokesman for Pfizer announced today that the company was ready to unveil a seminal breakthrough in the treatment of depression in women. The spokesman said Viagra sales are expected to be boosted by the new drug, but did not elaborate. News of this announcement led to a rise in Pfizer's stock on Wall Street as investors moved to cover their shorts."

[Thumper1960]

hmmmmmmmmmm..........

So, high falutin' "researchers" theorize that depressed and surly folks need to get laid?

Wow! What a concept!

idiots....

[Eric in the Ozarks]

300 female students ? Must've been a very busy guy, eh ?

[Delbert]

Its not just a job, Its an adventure.

[lady lawyer]

Ya know, I heard a guy spouting this theory at a conference three years ago, and I thought he was a lunatic. It offended even us conservative women. Sounds like he was right.

[Delbert]

What kind of conference were you attending???!!