Can Giving Up Masturbation Really Boost Testosterone?

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https://www.realclearscience.com/ar..._testosterone_an_expert_weighs_in_770438.html

I thought this article might explain something I've wondered about for many years. As a teenager, I went for long periods (sometimes up to 2-3 months) without masturbating. Partly for perceived athletic ability ("It'll drain your semen!") and partly for spiritual benefits (Ghandi and other Indian mystics practiced physical abstinence in many forms to increase spirituality; the denial of the physical). Every once in awhile I'd fall off the wagon and jack off. Interestingly, I wasn't shy about it. All my friends knew I didn't masturbate.

I always wondered if this might have increased my testosterone levels and might explain my well-developed masculine characteristics: large testicles, musculature, athleticism, chest and body hair (shaving once or twice a day in high school), alpha behavior, etc. Or could it maybe explain my small cock?

This article sheds light on the subject. Or does it?

Your thoughts on the subject.
 

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This isn’t really true. For one, as the article says, these sample sizes are tiny and even long-term doesn’t show any elevation.

Masturbation and sex cause a release of testosterone in pretty large doses. Funnily enough, testosterone is metabolized into DHT, which is a driver of male pattern hair loss.

So nofap might not increase testosterone but might help you keep thick hair. lol
 

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So nofap might not increase testosterone but might help you keep thick hair. lol
I have a full head of hair! But I've long since given up giving up masturbation! LOL

I only practiced abstinence in high school and college or when I was onboard ship in the Navy.