IconoclasT wrote: ] 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 :-( The 404 may have been temporary, I just got there fine. RE: Semen acts as an anti-depressant |