An expert explains what happens to your body if you stop ejaculating abruptly.

These findings suggest that ejaculation is the cause of the periodic variation in serum testosterone levels.

Your serum testosterone levels will therefore be significantly greater if you are able to avoid nutting for a week.

What are the advantages of having greater serum testosterone levels?

Despite the lack of clear large-scale research on the benefits of semen retention, one small-scale study indicated that of the 11 eligible individuals, those who fasted for eight days experienced an increase in “sperm numbers and semen volume with duration of abstinence.”