Scientists: masturbation not as good as sex

[The Straight Story]

Scientists: masturbation not as good as sex

And you thought you just weren't doing it right
By Chris Williams
Published Thursday 23rd February 2006 16:55 GMT
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A swift one off the wrist - easy, convenient, refreshing - but just not the same as the real thing, perhaps.

Reporting in the journal Biological Psychology, researchers have now found a basis in physiology for the niggling dissatisfaction.

Levels of the hormone prolactin are lower after masturbation than intercourse. Prolactin makes us feel satisfied by counteracting the arousal messenger dopamine.

The levels of prolactin in the blood of subjects who committed an act of self-pollution after watching grumble flicks were just one fifth of those who had had actual sex in the lab. Still, either way, nice work if you can get it.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/23/masturbation_worse_than_sex/

And they needed a study for this?!?!?!?
I have, ahem, first hand experience I would have given them for free. Wonder how much this study cost?

[KitchenWitch]

1. IBtL

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. You Broke the Loofah?

Whaaa..? :shrug:

[KitchenWitch]

6. yeah, that's it

I broke the Loofah!

Call O'Reilly!

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Scientists: Drinking Drano is bad for you.

Did they really have to conduct tests for this?

[Robeson]

4. Why didn't they just ask me?.....

...:shrug:

[The Straight Story]

5. Maybe we can get some money for a study of

which position makes someone the happiest.

Certainly not the 'bush position' - ie, lie and evade :)

[KitchenWitch]

7. and RVSDs

:rofl:

[MrSlayer]

8. Of course it's not.

But it'll do in a pinch.

[SeattleGirl]

9. Well, duh!

Though sometimes, it's all ya gots!

[The Straight Story]

10. There is a way to curb that urge ya know

Just think about bush almost nude, in depends, asking you for a sponge bath and a change....

If you can visualize that, you too can be chaste :)

[SeattleGirl]

11. AAAAAAACK!!!

I'd rather remain President of the Mother I'd Rather Do It Myself Club! :rofl:

[NewJeffCT]

12. Well, every few years, they have a study that says

Binge drinking is common on college campuses.

This seems to be similar.

[In_The_Wind]

13. I didn't need a scientific study to tell me that.

:P