Dementia wrote: ] ] Semen makes you happy. That's the remarkable conclusion ] ] of a study comparing women whose partners wear condoms ] ] with those whose partners don't. ] ] ] ] The study, which is bound to provoke controversy, showed ] ] that the women who were directly exposed to semen were ] ] less depressed. The researchers think this is because ] ] mood-altering hormones in semen are absorbed through the ] ] vagina. They say they have ruled out other explanations. ] ] ] ] "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that ] ] people abstain from using condoms," says Gordon Gallup, ] ] the psychologist at the State University of New York who ] ] led the team. "Clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a ] ] sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any ] ] advantageous psychological effects of semen." ] ] ] This could explain a lot. ...and only ~135 calories per serving, about the same as a beer. The link went 404 :-( RE: Semen acts as an anti-depressant |