Is male masturbation a byproduct of repressed sexual urges or a physiological origin?
Masturbation has been around since Man walked the Earth and has hardly, in Man’s history, been viewed positively. Is masturbation just a catharsis due to lack of sexual contact or can it have a deeper, more physiological function in itself?
Certainly worth thinking about… Truly, there is nothing worse than making someone feel “dirty” for doing something that may seem to be a natural function of biological checks and balances. Such is the case with male masturbation.
Let’s start with the female of the human species to have something comparable. This will help us better understand the masculine aspect of masturbation. When a female is born, she has about 500,000 eggs in her possession. This is below the seven million that have been selected by the body as “below ground level.” By the time she reaches puberty, she will have about 400,000.
The body is smart enough to figure out which eggs are the healthiest and these are the first to be released (approximately every 28 days). Therefore, as women age, there is an increased risk of birth defects. Suffice it to say that the body chooses the healthiest eggs first. As time passes, the quality of the eggs decreases, as the best eggs are collected first. Yes, human innate intelligence is really that smart. In fact, smarter than we’ll ever be able to mentally grasp.
The female ovulation cycle is based on the Lunar Phase. This is why in human history, archetypically and symbolically, Woman is related to The Moon and Man is synonymous with The Sun. In any case, due to the lunar cycle, women tend to ovulate every 28 days. If the egg is not fertilized, the endometrial lining that was created to help with fertilization is shed until the next cycle begins. 2/3 of it is absorbed by the woman; the rest is expelled in the form of particles and blood during menstruation.
Thus, in the case of women, the body produces a physiological mechanism to get rid of the material that is no longer needed for fertilization.
Instead of eggs, men create sperm. These little creatures are what are used to fertilize the egg. However… The male does not have such an automated purgative device to get rid of dead sperm. Since sperm are constantly being created to ensure that a man has a constant and healthy supply, what happens to sperm that die before being ejaculated? It’s an interesting question, since men seem to lack a “menstruation” process to purge the body of their dead sperm.
This accumulation of dead sperm is not a problem for sexually active men. The reason for this is that they will be ejaculating enough sperm that they will not create a sperm clump.
However, what about the man who is not sexually active? Actually, if he is not sexually active, it makes sense that he would have an overabundance of sperm, a good part of which will be dead and unable to fertilize the egg.
The last thing “Nature” wants is for a man to be carrying around a bunch of dead, useless sperm. So, there must be a natural mechanism (as in women) to eliminate sperm that are no longer useful for anything from the body. This is where masturbation comes into play. It is a natural and instinctive response that a man engages in to help rid his body of dead and useless sperm. In fact, if any man is interested in creating “wet dreams,” this is the way to do it: he stops having sex or masturbating. As the body continues to accumulate large numbers of useless sperm, it must have some kind of mechanism to get rid of them. If you don’t masturbate or have sex to get rid of them, then the mind creates “wet dreams” to stimulate the nightly release of these sperm. That’s what “wet dreams” are for (after the post-pubescent hormonal deluge, understandably).
It is also believed that some dead sperm are actually reabsorbed into the body. However, it has been postulated that the energy required to reabsorb sperm material and “recycle” it in the body is a waste of energy (more energy is required to absorb, break down, and recycle sperm than if new material were used to create sperm). new sperm). So unless the body is deficient in certain minerals and proteins, the body will vote to release them through “wet dreams” (again, if no sex or masturbation is involved).
Going back to the original question posed in the “head” of this article: Do men masturbate because they are sexually deficient or because it is simply a normal physiological process in the body?
Probably both; and why not? Masturbation is an amazing way for men to relieve stress and frustration. That’s why it’s nice. Nature rewards men for masturbating with the gift of pleasure. This ensures that a man will have a healthy and active sperm supply, rather than an excess of useless sperm.
However, if a man masturbates too much, it can be a problem. The reason for this is that it creates a sperm shortage. Mature sperm are not created overnight. They take about 30 days to mature. This is why excessive sex or masturbation can make a man less fertile. Of course, if he’s not interested in reproductive sex, then he’s hardly going to worry about it.
Long story short: a man’s desire to masturbate may not necessarily kick in because his hormones are running amok and he needs some method to help control them and release his sexual desires through a “fantasy” experience. Masturbation, for men, may simply be a normal built-in physiological mechanism to remove useless sperm from the body. So it hardly justifies the negative publicity masturbation has gotten over the years. No man should be made to feel guilty for participating in something that is just a natural and innate reflex.