Does nofap lower testosterone/cause issues?

rytze · 2018-10-13T09:37:49+00:00

An orgasm leads to the production of estrogene, the antagonist to testosterone. So, when you cum, your testosterone levels are naturally reduced for a few days, as you need to "reload".

Abstaining from porn/masturbation/orgasm leads to an increase of testosterone, making you become more aggressive, horny and can, but not will, lead to wet dreams. Because you are horny you will come earlier. The next thing is: testosterone is an anabolic hormone, leading to a higher rate of muscle gains.

While doing NoFap, your body will undergo cycles. You just don't produce more and more testosterone until you reach unnaturally high levels, it will reach a natural, healthy baseline, which in general is higher than while masturbating 5x a day.

As for prostate cancer, this argument is always used in order to defend pornography use: it is expected that a hugh rate of cumming will flush any prostate cancer out of body. This is disputed.

The other thing is dopamine, the anticipation/pleasure hormone released while engaging into the search for porn and masturbation. After years of PMO, your needs more and more stimulation to get the same high (high amount of dopamine is released, low amount of dopamine receptors). Abstaining from PMO will in the first few weeks lead to your dopamine levels to drop, leading to "flatlines" where you will feel shitty. When you abstain from PMO, your dopamine receptors will start to increase and lower amounts of dopamine are necessary in order to induce pleasure. After the famous 90 days challenge, dopamine receptors are expected to have normalized again and normal day to day things will induce the amount of happiness intended to induce.

hmjuice · 2018-10-13T09:33:58+00:00

No it’ll increase rapidly for 7 days until you return back to baseline. After that you have a steady increase in testosterone from baseline.

Premature ejaculation would happen in the first 2 weeks. After that you’ll be fine

fignootins · 2018-10-13T10:57:32+00:00

Look up nofap flatlining.

mrHappyPotatoe · 2018-10-13T14:10:41+00:00

Like ancient people in anvient greece said. Everything to a moderation.

Title	Does nofap lower testosterone/cause issues?
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Date	October 13, 2018 9:08 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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