Shootin' and dribblin' (and we're not talking basketball!)
How long does sperm live outside of the body?
That depends on the conditions. If the conditions are right, such as if the semen is deposited in a woman's vagina, the sperm cells can survive for several hours – basically until their store of "onboard" energy runs out. If it's a place that's at room temperature, the sperm cells slow down and die much quicker, probably within an hour. And if it's a hostile environment, such as a chlorinated hot tub, the cells die very quickly – almost instantly.
I am 14 years old and have been masturbating for a few years. I do have orgasms, but I have never ejaculated.
Should I be ejaculating at my age? I wouldn't say I am a fast developer; I started getting pubic hair only this year. The thing that worries me is that I have had an infection on the head of my penis for as long as I can remember. May this be why I am not ejaculating?
I am 18 years old and am very involved in weightlifting, so I eat and drink lots of high-protein foods.
I've heard semen contains protein, so by ejaculating, am I losing a lot of protein that I need to build my muscles?
Semen does contain protein, but the amount you ejaculate is negligible compared to the total amount your body takes in. Eat an extra peanut or two and you've more than made up for the protein "loss" from one ejaculation. So no, masturbating will not reduce your body's ability to build muscle.
I am 21 years old. Is it bad that I produce more semen that normal – like, a little over a Dixie cup full?
Also, the semen comes out with much force. My girlfriend is concerned with this, as she thinks something may be wrong with me.
I am a 16-year-old male who masturbates regularly (about once a day).
However, about a year ago my mother asked me about all the tissues I have been using and if I was all right. I lied and said that it was just a cold and she disregarded it. However, after that I stopped cleaning up in fear that I will be found out; sometimes I just ejaculate onto my stomach or my arm and leave it there and let it dry. Is this bad for me?
I am a chef as a hobby, and I've studied the unique chemical properties of eggs and how they can create recipes that would be otherwise impossible
Uncooked, of course, they taste horrible – but cooked properly, they can create wonderful recipes. I then wondered: While there is a natural propensity to dislike the idea, why hasn't anyone seriously looked into recipes using semen – not as a joke, but in a serious gourmet manner? Semen is free, easy to obtain, and has unique properties that might create recipes otherwise difficult to procure. There once was a site devoted to this, but apparently it was taken down. Why is such a thing so harshly fought against? Is it because it is considered cannibalism or such?
I am still a virgin and masturbate a couple times a day. I was just wondering, how long does it take you to ejaculate while having sexual intercourse?
- age 15, Alaska
If you're talking about the time from the beginning of the ejaculation until the end, it's roughly the same – about ten seconds. If you mean from the beginning of intercourse until the onset of ejaculation, that varies widely. Some guys have the problem of ejaculating right away, because of the excitement and the visual stimulation involved; this is called premature ejaculation. Others can delay ejaculating nearly indefinitely. It all depends on the person.
I cannot look at semen at all!
When I masturbate, I have to rub my penis over my pajama pants. I can't look at my penis ejaculate – it grosses me out. And being gay, I have been with other guys, but I cannot ejaculate and I don't want them to. I'll reach a point where I can feel my semen about to come out, and then all of a sudden I get scared and disgusted and I lose my erection, and when they give a slight hint that they'll soon ejaculate I'll stop whatever I'm doing and put my clothes on and I'll all of a sudden become disgusted in the guy, just by the thought of semen.
I ejaculate a large volume of semen, but it only dribbles out. How can I get it to shoot?
- age 13, Canada
We learned from the SURVEY #2 (from March/April '97) that guys tend to start off by dribbling semen when they ejaculate, and then "shooting" it more as they get older – so your situation may still change. Other than that, there isn't a whole lot you can do to affect the distance you "shoot" – except that the more aroused you are, and the longer you've been aroused, the more the semen builds up and so it is ejaculated with more force. Different people "shoot" further than others – that's just part of human variety.
I have been masturbating since I was about 12 years old (I am now 15), about twice a day every day. I have seen changes in the force of my ejaculation – I just dribble now, where I used to shoot.
Is there a reason for this? Is there I way I can fix it? If I regularly exercise that muscle under the penis (under the pubic bone), will it help?
I don't know why your ejaculations may be losing force, but it shouldn't be that important to you. You can try the Kegel exercises in JackinExpert Collection; they may help.
