Ok LG, here's another one.

Now, I must admit occasionally being blinded by science.  But I have noted a particularly consistent interest in the amount of spoo in the bag after the big jig on the part of the ladies.

It reminds me of Thomas Dolby's song "Blinded me with Science" - particularly the verse "Oooooh, I can smell the chemicals".  I have this vision of the ladies donning white coats and horn-rimmed safety glasses holding the "bag of goods" up to the light and exclaiming "eureka"!

So why, LG, the interest in Quantitative sploog-ology?

Science!

MSH

Hihihi, MeSoooHorny,

I don't think there are any reliable psychological studies/data on why women like to examine the contents of a condom. Maybe they like to see yours in particular because it's so plentiful? Maybe you are a male gusher?

I prefer to put a Freudian slant on it - maybe women like to see a reward for a job well done! It's the male token of appreciation and also validation that the woman's efforts didn't go to waste. After all, the Judeo-Christian religions definitely prohibit "wasting the seed." Of course, what they mean is something different, but maybe there is something to the notion that the little critters in the bag are, well, alive and kicking, and not taking a fatal fall on the carpeting [or the sheets, feh!]

Another reason may be that it's also nice to know the spoo went safely in its little plastic balloon, rather than dangerously swimming up the vaginal canal of the lady who just completed her task. And let's face it: from a super-infantile point of view, filled condoms with little knots make for tidy and efficient disposal. No fuss, no muss, and no excessive douching or cleaning out. So all in all, I don't think there's as much interest in your semen from a scientific view, as there is in knowing that the splooge landed safely and zillions of potential little MeSoooHornies are sure not to complicate matters for these ladies in question.

Keep'em' comin',
the Love Goddess

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Well executed, LG...

I have been told I am a male gusher...but I also guess this is almost a ritualistic behavior.  The best reason I can think of is the Freudian aspect of it - they want to make sure they did their job.

But oh the parallels.  When I was a much younger lad I spent much more effort on academic erudition - rather than pursuits of erotica (I wish I had endulged more - but I'm makin' up for lost time now).  It makes me recall all the hours spent in laboratories, mixing substances, measuring them - discovering their properties.  And oh, to hold a flask of reagent up to the light to discover a fine precipitate!  The parallels are striking to me - and it makes me laugh!  Any hobbyists with an academic background in chemistry would hardly argue the point.

I guess I should tell my ladies there shall be an exam afterwards, should I not?

She's poetry in motion...

MSH

-- Modified on 5/17/2007 9:37:51 AM

A few years ago, on a science program on public television, there was a story about an amazing British academic study.

The scientist hypothesized that there should be more sperm released after a couple have been separated for a while, because the brain might guess there could be another's man's sperm put inside during the separation.  Darwinian theory suggests that competition for survival of offspring pervades biology.

The researcher thought of a way to measure this.  He collected used condoms from volunteer couples each morning, and then compared the quantities from couples who had been together with those from couples who had been apart for one night of the previous weekend.

The TV image was quite memorable - women handing over little boxes to the researcher, who came to their front doors.

The researcher's hypothesis, he felt, was proven correct.  Couples who were apart had significantly more sperm collected Monday mornings!

I don't know how to get a copy of the study.  But perhaps a social-scientist member would know how to retrieve it from an internet library.

I wonder whether, and if so, how, the reseacher controlled for frequency of intercourse.  The couples who were together for the whole weekend obviously may have had intercourse more than once. Was it the first, or just a subsequent, condom being handed over?  The later one may have had less sperm for other than Darwinian reasons - secondary sex may produce less than the first time.

A clearly amusing research project, in any event.

If anyone knows how to find that study, it would be great to have a link to it posted here.  

As MSH says, Science!

No, I am *not* making this all up...though it may appear that way.  







-- Modified on 5/19/2007 6:15:22 PM

Wikipedia on Ejaculation:

The process of ejaculation is an intense sensation, part of orgasm (French "la petite mort" - the little death), which can be immensely pleasureable and satisfying. Each spurt is associated with a wave of sexual pleasure, especially in the penis and loins. The first and second convulsions are usually the most intense in sensation, and produce the greatest quantity of semen. Thereafter, each contraction is associated with a diminishing volume of semen and a milder wave of pleasure. During sexual intercourse or masturbation, most males will find it difficult to resist the psychological temptation to continue the stimulation of the penis to the point of ejaculation once the feeling of orgasm becomes imminent.

Ejaculation has two phases: emission and ejaculation proper. The emission phase of the ejaculatory reflex is under control of the sympathetic nervous system, while the ejaculatory phase is under control of a spinal reflex at the level of the spinal nerves S2-4 via the pudendal nerve. During emission, the two ducts known as vas deferens contract to propel sperm from the epididymis where it was stored up to the ampullae at the top end of the vas deferens. The beginning of emission is typically experienced as a "point of no return," also known as point of ejaculatory inevitability. The sperm then passes through the ejaculatory ducts and is mixed with fluids from the seminal vesicles, the prostate, and the bulbourethral glands to form the semen, or ejaculate. During ejaculation proper, the semen is ejected through the urethra with rhythmic contractions.[1]


Demonstration of ejaculation properThese rhythmic contractions are part of the male orgasm. The typical male orgasm lasts about 17 seconds but can vary from a few seconds up to about a minute. After the start of orgasm, pulses of semen begin to flow from the urethra, reach a peak discharge and then diminish in flow. The typical orgasm consists of 10 to 15 contractions. The rate of contractions gradually slows during the orgasm. Initial contractions occur at an average interval of 0.6 seconds with an increasing increment of 0.1 second per contraction. Contractions of most men procede at regular rhythmic intervals for the duration of the orgasm. Many men also experience additional irregular contractions at the conclusion of the orgasm.[2]

Semen begins to spurt from the penis during the first or second contraction of orgasm. For most men the first spurt occurs during the second contraction. A small study of seven men found the initial spurt occurring on the first contraction for 2 men and occurring on the second contraction for 5 men. This same study showed between 26 and 60 percent of the contractions during orgasm were accompanied by a spurt of semen.[3]

The force and amount of ejaculate vary widely from male to male. A normal ejaculation may contain anywhere from 1.5 to 5 milliliters.[4]Boys that are going through puberty might produce a very small amount of semen, clear semen, or none at all. Adult ejaculate volume is affected by the amount of time that has passed since the previous ejaculation. Larger ejaculate volumes are seen with greater durations of abstinence. However, a recent Australian study has suggested a positive correlation between prostate cancer and infrequent ejaculation and/or prostate milking, which performs essentially the same function. That is, frequent masturbation appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Frequent ejaculation is more easily obtained and sustained over time with the aid of masturbation and it is these ejaculations which are important, not the mechanism. [5] Also, the duration of the stimulation leading up to the ejaculation can affect the volume. Abnormally low volume is known as hypospermia, though it is normal for the amount of ejaculate to diminish with age.

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The number of sperm in an ejaculation also varies widely, depending on many factors, including the recentness of last ejaculation, the average warmth of the testicles, the degree and length of time of sexual excitement prior to ejaculation, the age, testosterone level, the nutrition and especially hydration and the total volume of seminal fluid. An unusually low sperm count, not the same as low semen volume, is known as oligospermia, and the absence of any sperm from the ejaculate is termed azoospermia.

Most men experience a lag time between the ability to ejaculate consecutively, and this lag time varies among men. Age also affects the recovery time; younger men typically recover faster than older men. During this refractory period it is difficult or impossible to attain an erection, because the sympathetic nervous system counteracts the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system.

There are wide variations in how long sexual stimulation can last before ejaculation occurs.

When a man ejaculates before he wants to it is called premature ejaculation. If a man is unable to ejaculate in a timely manner after prolonged sexual stimulation, in spite of his desire to do so, it is called delayed ejaculation or anorgasmia. An orgasm that is not accompanied by ejaculation is known as a dry orgasm.

Central nervous system control
To map the neuronal activation of the brain during the ejaculatory response, researchers have studied the expression of c-fos, a proto-oncogene expressed in neurons in response to stimulation by hormones and neurotransmitters [6] Expression of c-fos in the following areas have been observed: [7],[8]

medial preoptic area (MPOA)
lateral septum, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN)
ventromedial hypothalamus, medial amygdala
ventral premammillary nuclei
ventral tegmentum
central tegmental field
mesencephalic central gray
peripeduncular nuclei
parvocellular subparafascicular nucleus (SPF) within the posterior thalamus

Fertilization
Normally, ejaculation is required for emission of sperm, which can fertilize a woman's egg and impregnate her. However, almost all men produce a small amount of pre-ejaculate fluid when their penis is erect and they are sexually stimulated, and this pre-ejaculate may contain some sperm which can also lead to pregnancy. For this reason, coitus interruptus may still lead to unwanted pregnancies for couples engaging in vaginal intercourse if other forms of birth control are not used as well.


Euphemisms
Because sexual topics are often an uncomfortable topic among peers, a huge variety of euphemisms and dysphemisms have been invented to describe ejaculation and semen. For a complete list of terms, see: "Sexual slang".


Ejaculation facts
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Average energy in a tablespoon of semen: 2-7 kilocalories, 8-29 kilojoules
Average number of sperm cells in the ejaculate of a healthy man: 40 million to 600 million (avg. 250 million)
Distance sperm travels to fertilize an egg: 7.5-10 centimeters or 3-4 inches
Sperm lifespan: 2.5 months from development to ejaculation
Sperm lifespan after ejaculation: 30 seconds to 6 days depending on conditions