Shock Study: Sex With A Partner Is 400% Better Than Sex Alone

400%? That's pretty specific, isn't it? But there's science behind it.

Following orgasm, the hormone prolactin is released into the bloodstream in both men and women. The hormone makes us feel satiated by countering the effect of dopamine, which is released during sexual arousal.

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Surprisingly, after orgasm from sexual intercourse, the increase in blood prolactin levels is 400 per cent higher in both sexes compared with after orgasm from masturbation (Biological Psychology, vol 71, p 312).

On the other hand, the British journal Biology Review claims the disparity between the pleasure of sex versus the pleasure of self-satisfaction comes entirely from the ordering of Chinese food after the former, versus snacking on some Pizza-Cheese Combos after the other. "Fried pork dumplings stimulate 400% of the release of prolactin that cheese and pretzel combination snacks do," the study finds.

There are hints that this is perhaps why China has harbored one quarter of the world's population for the past 1000 years, but that will require additional study.

Thanks to Dex in Tex.

posted by Ace at 07:20 PM

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