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Constant ejaculation can affect the quality of semen produced

Study stumbles across a potential cure for autism

Myth 1: Masturbation affects sperm count

It does not. And many tales suggests that a man’s low sperm count could be due to masturbating too much in his younger years. Unlike women who are born with a set number of eggs, men are not born with a set number of sperms. They constantly produce them, about 3 to 5 million hourly for a healthy man. However, constant ejaculation can affect the amount or quality of the semen and the sperm produced.

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