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Longterm abstinence for men pros and cons
Long-term abstinence for men pros and cons
It is so arranged by nature that both men and women should lead a regular sex life. This is not a whim or a whim. The male body is appointed as the successor of the family, but in life it happens that periods of abstinence (abstinence or deprivation) come. Before you know how long-term abstinence affects men and what consequences await them, you need to decide on the definition itself.
What is abstinence
There are two types of abstinence
Is abstinence harmful?
It is believed that for young men, a pause in sexual relations does not have a negative effect, that even after a long break, sexual intercourse restores all functions. However, all people are individual, and the interruption and its consequences in intimate relationships have different effects. An active man, the one who cannot imagine his life without constant sex, with great difficulty tolerates its absence. And forced pauses negatively affect his health in general.
A man belonging to another group that is calm about having sex will easily and without harm endure a period of deprivation. So there is no definite answer to the question whether abstinence is harmful or beneficial.
A lot depends on the mood of the person. Take monasticism, for example. Monks refuse sex, directing all their love to God, and do not do it under duress. Of course, there are monsters among the monks, but this only confirms that the psychological component in this issue is decisive.
There is also adolescent abstinence. It stands somewhat apart. During the period of rapid puberty, young men have hypersexuality. Young people have to abstain because they have not yet established a regular sex life, and periods of long absence of sex are the norm. This will change over time as the guy gets married and sex becomes an integral part of the relationship.
Harmful Effects of Abstinence
What is the danger of abstinence in physical and psychological consequences. Prolonged lack of sex in active men suggests the onset of many negative manifestations. First, their mental health suffers. Without sex, there comes a period of discomfort, and the longer this continues, the greater the threat of a transition to obsessive thoughts and a depressive state. A man who constantly thinks about a prolonged pause slides into a neurotic state, he is frightened by possible impotence, insomnia appears.
All this entails a deterioration in the physical condition. Secondly, for a long time abstaining men get stagnation in the prostate, which as a result can lead to prostatitis, adenoma or prostate cancer. Stagnant prostatitis is always accompanied by varicose veins and the appearance of hemorrhoids.
Against the background of a long absence of sex, the hormonal background undergoes a change, which directly impairs the quality of the semen, and this threatens infertility. In the absence of an erection, the penis ceases to be saturated with oxygen, which affects the state of the whole body due to a decrease in tone.
Both the cardiovascular and endocrine systems are affected. In addition, the lack of sex at a more mature age is much more harmful than at a young age. Due to the natural extinction of testosterone production, sexual function decreases, and if a man still has a long abstinence, then this process is accelerated. And long breaks in intimate life are absolutely contraindicated for men with prostatitis or prostate adenoma. In these diseases, ejaculation is a kind of medicine. The outflow of secretions reduces the inflammatory process.
Benefits of abstinence
Is there any benefit to abstinence. Yes, doctors agree that a week-long pause in having sex will be very effective before conceiving a child. Experts do not recommend longer abstinence, since the body, being able to adapt, will get used to rare sex, which will lead to passivity, and then the extinction of erectile function.
It is also believed that during intercourse, a man consumes a lot of nutrients, and excessive exercise will deplete the body. In addition, having sex too often can increase blood pressure and drain the nervous system. There is rationale in reasonable abstinence, but this does not apply to those men whose lack of sex is akin to a tragedy.
Different opinions on abstinence
Adepts of Taoism, an ancient Chinese philosophical doctrine, believe that having sex too often weakens health, as it depletes the kidneys. They believe that abstinence in men is the path to immortality. They have developed a special formula for calculating the frequency of having sex. They themselves abstained not so much from having sex as from ejaculation.
This practice was brought to perfection by them, but this is a whole teaching. In modern life, professional athletes use their rule.Abstinence in male athletes is practiced before important competitions to conserve energy and strength.
Analyzing all of the above, every man can benefit and decide on the need or harm of abstinence. Do not ignore the advice of doctors about the period before conception. It is better to abstain for a week to increase the amount of sperm and to increase its concentration. It is also useful to do this to preserve your own energy, since frequent sperm loss is bad for the whole body.
Experts have proven that an excessive number of orgasms exhaust the nervous system
With abstinence, less lecithin is consumed, which is involved in the structure of brain cells. The semen stored in the body can be absorbed into the seminal vesicles, which facilitates the period of abstinence. It is noticed that after the onset of orgasm, immunity falls. Frequent intercourse causes asthenia.
When thinking about the problem of abstinence, a man, first of all, should proceed from his psychotype. The frequency of sexual contacts will depend on this. There are cases, especially in relationships with a large age difference (the man is much older than the chosen one), when the partner is overstrained and overworked during intercourse. Such an intimate life, of course, will be harmful.
A partner, in order not to lower his dignity, is likely to use medicinal stimulants, and this will further complicate his health, as the load on the cardiovascular system will increase. In any case, the man himself makes a decision and answers the question: "Can I and should I abstain".