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Consultant urologist Dr George Lee Eng Geap, or a.k.a Dr G, puts the misconception about frequency of ejaculation in correlation with fertility into perspective.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Hello there, welcome to another episode of Putting Dr. G on the Spot.

00:04As we venture towards the end of the year, we have many many more myths to debunk.

00:09On this episode, we're focusing on frequency of ejaculation and its correlations with fertility.

00:22So when somebody actually goes for a fertility test, they are always told to be abstinent.

00:28And sometimes it can actually range from 2 to 3 days or between 3 to 5 days.

00:34So exactly how important is abstinence and exactly how much impact is frequency of ejaculation

00:41on the quality of semen analysis.

00:44Let's focus on the real anatomy.

00:46Physiologically, it takes between 2 to 11 days for the sperms to be matured and delivered

00:52for ejaculation in the prostate.

00:55So during that process, if you actually have a higher turnover, is that good or bad for

01:00your semen?

01:01In fact, one study specifically looked at several things.

01:05Number 1, the volume of ejaculation.

01:08Number 2, the number of sperms in the ejaculation.

01:11Number 3 is the quality such as mobility and morphology.

01:16So this study actually looked at a number of patients aged around 27 and they are healthy

01:22individuals looking at daily frequent ejaculation and what is the impact on their sperm quality.

01:30In fact, the study is interesting.

01:32After 3 to 5 days of abstinence, the patients or the volunteers has a normal level that

01:39they can actually benchmark to.

01:41After the second day of ejaculation, the number and the volume will drop by 50 to 70%.

01:49And subsequent that, despite daily ejaculation, there is no impact on the volume, the quality

01:56and also including the number and the morphology and motility.

02:01So what's that telling us is that initial part that perhaps there is a very fast depletion

02:08but following that, the body can get used to increasing the turnover.

02:13In fact, many studies actually show that when there are frequent ejaculation, the old

02:19and not so healthy sperm will be ejaculated and the new healthy sperm will be probably

02:25important for creating fertility.

02:28So in other words, frequent ejaculation in long term doesn't actually cause any impairment

02:34of your fertility but the initial phase of frequent ejaculation in the first 2 to 3 days

02:41might reduce your sperm quality by about half.

02:44For the following week, we are also debunking another myth.

02:48On this occasion, we are going to find out whether frequent ejaculation or too much sex

02:52can induce erectile dysfunction.

02:55If you are worried about too much sex might cause erectile dysfunction, clearly stay tuned

03:00for next week's Putting Dr. G on the Spot.

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EP252: Art of striking a balance | PUTTING DR G ON THE SPOT

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