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To start, this is an attempt to scientifically dispel the notion that ejaculating hinders growth from PE, which I consider (and want to consider 'read: bias') a myth.
So first let's set the foundation for how muscle grows in the body. Muscle tissue either grows during natural human growth via the release of Growth Hormone (during early life) or during muscles experiencing trauma which in turn causes microtears in the muscle tissue which in turn releases Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) which stimulates the muscle tissue to repair itself[1]. The latter will be assumed to be the only way we get gains from PE as this is the way humans build muscle in the body after early life. These are the only known ways in which muscle tissue in the human body grows.
A claim that frequently floats around the forums is that "One should perform their PE and edging but should not ejaculate as ejaculation will hinder muscle growth." I do not believe there is any physiological connection between muscle growth and not ejaculating. The following is why.
PE attempts to grow penile muscle tissue by using various forms of stretching of the muscle tissue to cause microtears in the penile muscle tissue. This is accomplished by physical manipulation of the penis and by forcing blood to internally flow within the penis and apply internal pressure, cause these microtears. These are the only known ways to cause muscle tissue in the penis to grow.
There is little research correlating ejaculation to overall affect on the body and the studies that do exist attempt to tie ejaculation to serum testosterone (T) levels. A study from 2003 [2] found that ejaculation immediately decreases serum T levels but they readily return to normal levels shortly after ejaculation. This is probably the period a male experiences as his refractory period after orgasming. The study also found that when abstaining from ejaculation, the male T serum levels stayed relatively the same from days 2-5 after the most recent ejaculation but on day 7 spiked to a 150% increase. Other than the decrease in serum testosterone, there is little or no effect in the rest of the body after orgasm other than in the brain where all the 'pleasure' hormones are released and contained.
All that being said, testosterone plays no role in healing or increasing muscle growth. So a reduction or increase in serum T levels in no way directly impacts muscle growth.
The other part of this myth that has been perpetuated is that producing semen requires nutrients that could be used to build muscle. While there is no scientific research around this, based on composition of muscle and composition of semen and the nutrients required to produce [3] both it's highly unlikely that producing 'extra' semen would take nutrients away from potential muscle. Also, the majority of semen is made up of fructose and water and not protein which is attributed as being one of the most essential nutrients for muscle growth.
Based on the previous, I think it is highly unlikely that ejaculating has any impact on penile muscle tissue growth. I would love to hear your evidence based thoughts.
[1] https://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Articl...lesgrowLK.html
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12659241
[3] https://www.prioritystdtesting.com/b...semen-made-of/
So first let's set the foundation for how muscle grows in the body. Muscle tissue either grows during natural human growth via the release of Growth Hormone (during early life) or during muscles experiencing trauma which in turn causes microtears in the muscle tissue which in turn releases Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) which stimulates the muscle tissue to repair itself[1]. The latter will be assumed to be the only way we get gains from PE as this is the way humans build muscle in the body after early life. These are the only known ways in which muscle tissue in the human body grows.
A claim that frequently floats around the forums is that "One should perform their PE and edging but should not ejaculate as ejaculation will hinder muscle growth." I do not believe there is any physiological connection between muscle growth and not ejaculating. The following is why.
PE attempts to grow penile muscle tissue by using various forms of stretching of the muscle tissue to cause microtears in the penile muscle tissue. This is accomplished by physical manipulation of the penis and by forcing blood to internally flow within the penis and apply internal pressure, cause these microtears. These are the only known ways to cause muscle tissue in the penis to grow.
There is little research correlating ejaculation to overall affect on the body and the studies that do exist attempt to tie ejaculation to serum testosterone (T) levels. A study from 2003 [2] found that ejaculation immediately decreases serum T levels but they readily return to normal levels shortly after ejaculation. This is probably the period a male experiences as his refractory period after orgasming. The study also found that when abstaining from ejaculation, the male T serum levels stayed relatively the same from days 2-5 after the most recent ejaculation but on day 7 spiked to a 150% increase. Other than the decrease in serum testosterone, there is little or no effect in the rest of the body after orgasm other than in the brain where all the 'pleasure' hormones are released and contained.
All that being said, testosterone plays no role in healing or increasing muscle growth. So a reduction or increase in serum T levels in no way directly impacts muscle growth.
The other part of this myth that has been perpetuated is that producing semen requires nutrients that could be used to build muscle. While there is no scientific research around this, based on composition of muscle and composition of semen and the nutrients required to produce [3] both it's highly unlikely that producing 'extra' semen would take nutrients away from potential muscle. Also, the majority of semen is made up of fructose and water and not protein which is attributed as being one of the most essential nutrients for muscle growth.
Based on the previous, I think it is highly unlikely that ejaculating has any impact on penile muscle tissue growth. I would love to hear your evidence based thoughts.
[1] https://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Articl...lesgrowLK.html
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12659241
[3] https://www.prioritystdtesting.com/b...semen-made-of/
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