# Semen: The new prozac? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156 "2002-06-20T23:05:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/1 "2002-06-20T23:05:45Z")
Apparently some researchers think that [semen](http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/index.html?x) may act as an antidepressant with women. My favorite quote: > [@](#): > > Few would associate a glob of semen with a dose of Prozac, but many will say that bare sex with a beloved partner makes them feel good. > > “If that’s the truth, I must be the happiest woman on the planet,” says Wifey, the star of [WifeysWorld.com](http://WifeysWorld.com), where she and her husband (yes, Hubby) open their bedroom to subscribing voyeurs. "I have probably consumed quarts of semen in my life and I can certainly attest to a heightened feeling afterwards. Quarts? :eek: In the interest of public service, female dopers looking to replace their SSRI with “God’s Prozac” may feel free to contact me via email. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/2 "2002-06-20T23:25:09Z")
I can just see all the oiled up, medallion wearing, open shirted wannabe studs are going to start carrying prescription pads with them into bars. “Hey baby, you’re lookin’ a little down. I got just the thing for that” As for me, I’m going to print that article out and hang it on our fridge. Hopefully, the MIL won’t drop by unexpectedly :eek: ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/3 "2002-06-21T00:40:38Z")
New sig! “I’m up if you’re down!” ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/4 "2002-06-21T01:05:17Z")
Well, I’ve been telling women it’s good for the skin for years, glad to hear it’s got other uses, too! ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/5 "2002-06-21T02:31:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by beagledave \* > \*\*Quarts? :eek: > \*\* I’ve seen her website, and I have to say … yes, quarts. She is kind of a sloppy eater though 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/6 "2002-06-21T04:13:35Z")
But I believe Salon noted that “other scientists aren’t swallowing it.” ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/7 "2002-06-21T04:23:20Z")
This could be a good way to pick up all those freaky psychotic chicks. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/8 "2002-06-21T07:30:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Gallup says this suggests, in the simplest terms, that semen is a drug, and that it’s addictive: Women go through a kind of withdrawal when they stop getting it. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/9 "2002-06-21T08:05:16Z")
Wow! You mean I’ve been telling women _the truth_ all these years and not known it? ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/10 "2002-06-21T09:24:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > \*\*Well, I’ve been telling women it’s good for the skin for years, glad to hear it’s got other uses, too! \*\* Thats why all men have such soft stomaches! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/11 "2002-06-21T10:47:05Z")
Her site boasts “extremely messy facials” \<–I’ve never understood the appeal. I always fastforward porn movies through those shots, as they make me sick to my stomach. :barf: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/12 "2002-06-21T13:11:55Z")
Sooooo… where do we sign up to volunteer for the study? (Screeme-- always selflessly giving of himself for Science!) ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/13 "2002-06-21T15:32:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* OpalCat \*\* > I always fastforward porn movies through those shots, as they make me sick to my stomach. :barf: See, that’s a li’l Catch-22. If you’d practice Semenal Therapy, you would feel better and not be sick, but by not practicing it, you get sick at the thought of practicing it, and so on, and so forth. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/14 "2002-06-21T16:07:16Z")
\ A sunny day in middle-America. The sky is blue, the grass is green. The kids smile sweetly in their striped tee-shirts. Dad is snoozing in a hammock. Inside we see Mom, looking through the drapes at the wonderful family scene. Unfortunately, Mom is unhappy and forlorn. The doorbell rings. Mom opens the door to find Sue, her next door neighbor. Mom (glummly): Oh, hi, Sue. Come on in. Sue (brightly, and with a sparkle in her eye): Hi, Mary. I just came over to see if I could borrow a cup of sugar. Say, why so glum? Mom: I don’t know, Sue. I’ve just been feeling a little blue lately. Tom has a wonderful job, the kids are adorable. Little Janey was even named Little Miss Springfield. But, somehow, I just can’t get excited about life anymore. Sue: You know, Mary, I used to feel just the same way. Ed and I had it all - but somedays I just felt like never getting out of bed. Nothing had any appeal to me. Then, I discovered Loadtramin™. Mom: Loadtramin? I’ve never heard of it. Sue: Loadtramin is a wonderful new product that’s made from Ed’s semen. Since starting my Loadtramin therapy I’m more at peace with myself and my outlook has improved 100%. And Loadtramin is so easy to take. I swallow 10 cc’s in the morning and I’m ready to face the day with a smile on my face. It is a beautiful, pearly white color, and the taste…oh, my. I love my Loadtramin! Mom: Maybe I should try some Loadtramin - it may be just what I need. \ Mom is outside playing with the kids. She’s got a smile on her face, and a bounce in her step. She’s also got a small, white, sticky patch on her chin. The laundry is white and snapping in the summer breeze. Dad is laying in the hammock, with an even bigger smile on his face. \ Loadtramin - 10ccs in the morning and you’re day will never be better. Don’t you owe yourself a load? ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/15 "2002-06-21T16:22:38Z")
All right, someone’s gotta ask. So, is this for women only? And does it have to be someone else’s semen? I mean, a guy could kill two birds with one … Oh, never mind. I’lll stick to my Prozac. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/16 "2002-06-21T16:31:28Z")
EVER HEAR OF AIDS???!??!!?!!?!?!??!??!??!? 😃 - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/17 "2002-06-21T16:33:11Z")
Don’t worry, I always use a condom when I toss off. I know where I’ve been. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/18 "2002-06-21T21:10:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kyomara \* > \*\*This could be a good way to pick up all those freaky psychotic chicks. \*\* “They got some crazy little women there, And I’m gonna get me one.” --songwriter’s name escapes me. And for the poster who said, "Quarts?!!:eek: , I knew a guy in college who defined kumquat as “about a month’s work.” He was from Framingham, near Bahston. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/19 "2002-06-22T15:12:45Z")
Funny, I’m sure when a guy gets rid of his semen, THAT works like prozac… Also, is this human semen? Maybe they are talking about The Northern Right Whale, which has the largest testicles of any animal. These testicles can weigh up to 2,200 lbs (997.902 kg). The reason they are so big is so they can produce enough sperm to flush out the sperm of the competing male whales 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156/20 "2002-06-22T17:15:33Z")
I like this part of the article: > [@](#): > > Another study presented at the Orlando meeting looked at the use of prostaglandin E1 for arousal disorder. Women in this study basted their clitoris, labia, and vaginal opening with a prostaglandin liquid, then watched erotic videos for 30 minutes while taking notes on how aroused they became. How can I get this job? Watching women watch porn…oh man, psychologists have it pretty sweet, let me tell you! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semen-the-new-prozac/115156.md?page=2)