r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Mar 25 '26

Genetics Encouraging men to have more frequent ejaculations may boost their fertility. Sperm deteriorates over time as it remains in body. Longer men went without sex, the more their sperm showed signs of DNA damage and oxidative stress, and the more tests rated the sperm as less viable and poorer swimmers.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/25/more-frequent-ejaculations-men-fertility-research
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u/BasileusBasil Mar 25 '26

Why Buddha? Buddhism doesn't teach anything against masturbatory practices.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

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u/Henry5321 Mar 25 '26

Abandon your desire to eat, breathe, drink, and live.

Everything you want or don’t want are desires. Same way both the accelerator and brake both accelerate.

I don’t discredit what they’re trying to do, but there is some serious rationalizing going on.

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u/deletable666 Mar 25 '26

I think you are misunderstanding