Many people falsely believe that a 100 drops of blood make one drop of semen. People believe that semen is the most concentrated, perfect and powerful substance. Hence, its preservation guarantees health and longevity.
When such people find themselves “losing their semen,” they are emotionally distressed and experience a plethora of complaints including exhaustion, weakness, dryness of the body, emaciation, sunken eyes, palpitation, sleeplessness, etc. The resulting depression could even drive them to suicide.
But, what they don’t realise is that there is no scientific basis to these beliefs. Whatever food we eat is broken down into simpler compounds by our digestive system. These components travel through the blood stream to different parts of the body to nourish them. When the prostrate, testes and the seminal vesicles are properly nourished, they function adequately by secreting their glandular secretions.
When these secretions combine, semen is formed. Thus, it is obvious that there is no direct correlation between the quantity of semen and quantity of blood. Similarly, what is passed along with urine is not semen but secretions of the urethral glands.
The writer is a sexologist. You can mail him at dr.narayana@deccanmail.
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