Are there actual benefits from reducing ejaculation frequency with male chastity? Since wearing a chastity device reduces ejaculation frequency, that’s probably something most chaste men are interested in knowing. In this post, we will attempt to answer the question.
The Taoists Weigh In
There’s an old Taoist belief that controlling how often you ejaculate helps you preserve what they believed was your life force, a finite amount of life essence. Abstaining from ejaculation was thought to allow the energy contained in your sperm to be recycled by returning it to the brain to supply it with energy.
Therefore, Taoists believed excessive ejaculation resulted in things like premature aging, disease, and general fatigue. The practice of retaining semen remains one of the foundational tenets of Taoist sexual practices.
This belief is the origin of the “24 times a year” idea, where a man should ejaculate only twice per month. Some Taoist teachers also recommend that you only ejaculate 20 to 30 percent of the time you have sex. That translates to 2 or 3 times out of every ten sessions.
None of these ideas are backed by any hard science. Thus, many Taoist teachers urge people to focus on personal feelings of strength and refreshment after ejaculation rather than specific figures as a guide for reducing ejaculation frequency.
What Does Science Say About Ejaculation Frequency
What does science say about ejaculation frequency? Unfortunately, not much. There is little scientific research published on semen retention. What few studies that have been conducted mostly focus on semen retention for couples seeking pregnancy. However, there is a handful of studies that looked to gain an understanding of the relationship between ejaculation frequency and serum testosterone levels in men.
Results from one of these studies found that the serum testosterone concentrations of the study volunteers during abstinence periods showed minimal changes in testosterone levels from the second to the fifth day of abstinence. But on the seventh day of abstinence, there was a clear peak in testosterone, reaching 145.7% of the baseline levels. This suggested that the effective time of abstinence required to increase testosterone levels was a seven-day minimum.
Testosterone is an anabolic hormone that regulates the development of muscles, bones, and sex organs. Testosterone levels increase during puberty, then begin to decline after early adulthood. Researchers have linked low testosterone to decreased muscle mass, low libido, fatigue, symptoms of major depression, and a greater risk of cardiovascular disease. Because of this, there are several benefits to boosting testosterone.
Boosting your testosterone levels can strengthen your bones, which also provides structure and protection for your organs. Also, increased testosterone levels contribute to good mental health and overall mood and benefit the brain in other ways. Studies have found a link between higher levels of testosterone and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Higher testosterone concentrations may also contribute to improved memory and cognitive function, including spatial abilities.
All of the scientific evidence that does exist suggests that naturally increasing your testosterone levels through the reduction of ejaculation frequency may have many health benefits.
Anecdotal Evidence of the Benefits of Reducing Ejaculation Frequency
While my experience is only anecdotal evidence, not hard science, I’m convinced that I reap numerous health benefits from reducing ejaculation frequency by the practice of wearing a chastity device. Scientific evidence that ties limiting ejaculation frequency to specific benefits aside, with chastity, there is also the presence of increased and sustained arousal.
Arousal is linked intimately to elevations in oxytocin and dopamine. These naturally occurring substances are associated with positive emotions, comfort in social and intimate environments, increased cognitive abilities and reduced stress.
Within four to seven days after ejaculation, I feel an increase in clarity, motivation, and passion for life. My creative fires return, and ideas associated with my writing come flooding in. I have more energy, more life clarity and vision, and more drive during this time. From twelve to twenty days of abstinence, these energies continue building. My life purpose becomes clearer and becomes integrated into my body in a way I experience in no other way. It’s as if I can literally feel my life purpose in my body as a physical sensation. It feels amazing.
By the time I reach thirty days since my last ejaculation, I have experienced a major shift in how my body and mind deal with the excess energy I get not ejaculating. Instead of feeling like there is too much energy in my system, the extra energy becomes naturally integrated into my body, mind, and spirit. Literally, everything in my life seems better. I experience deep ease, peacefulness, vibrance, clarity, power, purpose, and even sleep better.
My physical urge to ejaculate increases too, but I’m usually still not ready to ejaculate by the thirtieth day. One way I deal with the increased energy in my body and the increased urge to ejaculate is with intense, daily physical exercise like going on an intense run or lifting weights or both.
Because of the valuable physical and mental benefits that I reap from reducing ejaculation frequency through chastity, it’s something I’ll never give up. I find the benefits far outweigh the few transitory seconds of pleasure I get from ejaculation. For me, semen retention is a win.
Is There a Downside to Reducing Ejaculation Frequency?
I’m sure most of us have heard about the European research study that suggested ejaculating at least 21 times a month significantly reduces a man’s risk of prostate cancer. But the evidence supporting that claim isn’t conclusive. It’s worth noting that another study found no statistical connection between ejaculation frequency and reduced risk of prostate cancer.
More research is needed before we can know the answer for sure. Until such becomes available, I’m not going to discontinue practicing chastity on the off chance it may slightly elevate my risk of prostate cancer. For one reason, I once read an article in a medical journal by a well-respected urologist who said all men, if they live long enough, will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives. The longer we live, the greater the chance we will contract it.
It’s fair to say that there isn’t yet compelling scientific evidence to link actual benefits to reducing ejaculation frequency with male chastity. But I know many guys have anecdotally experienced the same positive benefits I have. My take on it is this. If you strongly feel that practicing chastity has benefitted you, then it has. For me, that’s more than enough.
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