That would depend on how you define "frequent masturbation" and
"reduced sperm count." I'll start with the long-term concern. In the
long run, no, masturbation is no different than intercourse in terms of
effects on sperm count or quality. In men, sperm are continuously
produced, so even if you were to have a sufficient number of
ejaculations in a day to noticeably deplete your sperm count, there
will be more within 24 hours.
When fertility clinics check sperm
count, they will ask the man to abstain from both intercourse and
masturbation for a few days to get an accurate assessment. This gets at
another part of your question...what is sperm count. The way most
people mean sperm count refers to the number of live, normally motile
sperm (don't have any extra heads or tails...with millions generated
every day, there are defective sperm in every man's semen, but the
percentage of these is usually very low if everything is healthy) in a
volume of semen (usually in a milliliter). More frequent ejaculation
(again, regardless of whether it is through masturbation or intercourse
or any other means) will not increase the amount of sperm produced in a
day, but neither is this amount decreased. That number produced WILL be
diluted more with more frequent ejaculation, so the number of sperm per
volume of ejaculate (the measure of sperm count I described above) will
decline measureably (though not anywhere near zero) if you are
ejaculating frequently (more than once or twice per day), but with a
brief period of abstinence, all will be normal again. So, again, it is
not permanent at all.
The only time the reduction in sperm per
ejaculate becomes an issue, clinically, is if a couple is attempting to
conceive and having difficulty, in which case the first suggestion a
physician will make is for the man to abstain from masturbation between
sessions of intercourse if there is any concern that this is
contributing to the fertility problems.
"reduced sperm count." I'll start with the long-term concern. In the
long run, no, masturbation is no different than intercourse in terms of
effects on sperm count or quality. In men, sperm are continuously
produced, so even if you were to have a sufficient number of
ejaculations in a day to noticeably deplete your sperm count, there
will be more within 24 hours.
When fertility clinics check sperm
count, they will ask the man to abstain from both intercourse and
masturbation for a few days to get an accurate assessment. This gets at
another part of your question...what is sperm count. The way most
people mean sperm count refers to the number of live, normally motile
sperm (don't have any extra heads or tails...with millions generated
every day, there are defective sperm in every man's semen, but the
percentage of these is usually very low if everything is healthy) in a
volume of semen (usually in a milliliter). More frequent ejaculation
(again, regardless of whether it is through masturbation or intercourse
or any other means) will not increase the amount of sperm produced in a
day, but neither is this amount decreased. That number produced WILL be
diluted more with more frequent ejaculation, so the number of sperm per
volume of ejaculate (the measure of sperm count I described above) will
decline measureably (though not anywhere near zero) if you are
ejaculating frequently (more than once or twice per day), but with a
brief period of abstinence, all will be normal again. So, again, it is
not permanent at all.
The only time the reduction in sperm per
ejaculate becomes an issue, clinically, is if a couple is attempting to
conceive and having difficulty, in which case the first suggestion a
physician will make is for the man to abstain from masturbation between
sessions of intercourse if there is any concern that this is
contributing to the fertility problems.
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