Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later[^][v]#259,568
> In a scientific survey of 293 college women it was also found that those who did not use condoms were most likely to initiate sex and to seek out new partners as soon as a relationship ended, suggesting that the chemical dependency to semen creates a "rebound effect".
LOL Disregard the complex array of factors behind human behavior and any possible statistical error, these women are obviously addicted to semen!
(Oh, it's sourced to a Psychology Today article. That makes sense.)
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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^][v]#259,569
@previous (B) > (Oh, it's sourced to a Psychology Today article. That makes sense.)
Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume 31, Number 3, 289-293, DOI: 10.1023/A:1015257004839
Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?
Gordon G. Jr. Gallup, Rebecca L. Burch and Steven M. Platek
Abstract
In a sample of sexually active college females, condom use, as an indirect measure of the presence of semen in the reproductive tract, was related to scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Not only were females who were having sex without condoms less depressed, but depressive symptoms and suicide attempts among females who used condoms were proportional to the consistency of condom use. For females who did not use condoms, depression scores went up as the amount of time since their last sexual encounter increased. These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may antagonize depressive symptoms and evidence which shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen that can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of administration.
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^][v]#259,570
its funny to note that men get those same effects by unloading the semen
jump joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 seconds later, 20 minutes after the original post[^][v]#259,571
As a medical professional, I feel obligated to offer my servces for any women who need.
Ill even wear a lab coat and stethoscope so you can feel safe.
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Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 16 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^][v]#259,572
@259,569 (C)
Yes, the Gallup study looking at depressive symptoms in college females as related to sexual activity was published in an academic journal and looks pretty good.
I was referring to the claim regarding a chemical dependency to semen. The Gallup study doesn't seem to mention that anywhere, and it seems to be wholly the creation of an ambitious journalist.
hamfist !!mZuNK1i+C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#259,591
@previous (B)
I hate when writers add outlandish speculative shit. io9 is usually guilty of this
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Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#259,594
@previous (hamfist !!mZuNK1i+C)
io9 is crap, the only Gawker blog that was ever worth a damn was Kotaku and that went to shit too.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#259,596
@259,591 (hamfist !!mZuNK1i+C)
That's kind of the point of io9, isn't it?
hamfist !!mZuNK1i+C replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#259,599
@previous (G)
I was under the impression it was supposed to be a legit science blog
bookshelf joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^][v]#259,633