13 Facts about Sperm

Maybe a lot of people who already know where it came from sperm and its function in the process of egg fertilization. However, sperm actually still have a lot of interesting secrets that have not been revealed. Dr. David Shin, head of the Center for Sexual Health & Fertility of Hackensack University Medical Center, United States, to share information about the 13 facts about sperm, which are as follows:

1. Sperm is produced in the testes and it took 10 weeks to mature.

2. Mature sperm can wait up to 2 weeks in the "waiting room" called the epididymis before they debuted. The epididymis is a circular channel located at the very top and back of the testis. Its function is to channel sperm.

3. Sperm only contributes 5 percent of the total volume of seminal fluid. The rest consists of a liquid medium which provides nutrients and protection of sperm so he could travel to the female reproductive tract.

4. Healthy men produce 70-150 million sperm every day.

5. Sperm can live up to 5 days in the womb. This explains why someone can get pregnant a few days after ovulation (release of egg cells).

6. Y sperm, which would produce a baby boy, swim faster than X sperm, which will produce a baby girl. Y chromosome is smaller and has less genetic material than X chromosome

7. Human sperm measuring about 55 microns. In comparison, approximately the size of a human hair is 100 microns.

8. Sperm comes from the Greek, meaning "seed".

9. Sperm can only swim forward, not backward.

10. Normal sperm has a head, bit the middle, and tail. Abnormal sperm could have two heads or two tails.

11. In the United States, men in New York has a sperm count 50 percent more than men in Los Angeles.

12. Linger in the sauna or hot bath can reduce sperm count.

13. Lubricants, lotions, and saliva can cause reduced sperm movement. Read more!

Addicted to masturbation, What Impact?

Masturbation is one of sexual behavior that is often done when a person is unable to resist his sexual urge. Because of the lack of information, there are many false myths that circulate about masturbation and masturbation. One of them mentioned that sexual behavior is causing infertility.

If masturbation becomes a habit and do quite often, then it will indeed result in temporary infertility. According to Dr. Maya Trisiswati, in order to fertilize egg cells, sperm cells have matured first.


"It took 72 hours for sperm cells to mature. If the frequently issued through masturbation, the sperm can not mature and can not fertilize," said the doctor who became Kadiv Access and Services Family Planning Association of Indonesia.

Therefore, for couples who are planning a pregnancy, should masturbation or sexual intercourse should not be done every day so that sperm cells can mature.

He added that medically there is no adverse effect of masturbation. "All done with clean hands and without tools, is fine masturbation or masturbation. It's much healthier than multiple partners," he explained in an event workshop on sexual and reproductive health, some time ago in Bandung.

Although no impact medically, Dr. Maya remind the psychological impact of the habit of masturbation. When you become a habit and then dependence, this behavior can affect brain development. "What they thrive is the brain that lead to pleasure that can lead to obsessive compulsive behaviors," he said.

Too often perform masturbation or masturbation also shows our inability to control sexual drive, which means our mind more full of things that are erotic. Read more!

Through a scanning method (scan) Specifically, the experts at Rutgers University in the United States managed to uncover a secret that occurs in the female brain during orgasm.

One important finding is the extraordinary sexual stimulation can make her nervous system such as 'disabled'. These stimuli provide a broad impact on the area of women's brains, so they feel the pleasure.

According to the researchers, the moment of orgasm affects nearly 30 different areas in the brains of women, including areas that affect emotion, feeling, pleasure, satisfaction and retention.

In his study, the researchers asked eight volunteers woman to perform sexual stimulation in itself. The volunteers lie behind the blanket while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI).

Most volunteers only takes less than five minutes to reach orgasm. Although some of the other takes 20 minutes. Meanwhile, MRI scanners continue to take brain images every two seconds. This is intended to find out where the active parts of the brain during orgasm.

Researchers found that two minutes before orgasm, the brain region that regulates 'reward' or award becomes active. This area is usually active when someone is eating or drinking.

Shortly before reaching the summit, other areas of the brain also affected such as sensors cortex, which receive messages 'touch' of other body parts. So it is with the thalamus, which convey signals to other body parts.

When he began to have an orgasm, other brain regions became active, such as brain areas that regulate emotions. Last area of the brain that are activated hypothalamus, which regulates temperature, hunger thirst and fatigue.

At the same time, other areas which are responsible for arranging pleasure also becomes active - the nucleus accumbens. So it is with the caudate nucleus, brain regions that govern memory, or memory.

"In women, orgasm cause a very large response to the brain and body," said Barry Komisaruk, a researcher from Rutgers University.

"Some women raised her hand several times in each session for a few seconds. So, the proof is that women tend to have an orgasm is longer and experience it several times in a short time in a row," Komisaruk said.

He added that the woman's orgasm can last on average between 10 to 15 seconds, while the male orgasm is only about six seconds. Read more!

Great Sex, 10 Minutes Enough

A new fact, do not need sex marathon all night to make her chuckle admiringly to you. With only 10 minutes you can get great sex.

10 minutes is not a number that appears just like that, but based on the results of a survey of 50 members of professional associations of sex therapists who often do counseling people with sexual problems. Based on their experience, the time required for activities that hot sex was no need for too long, but also not too fast.

According to experts, the time of 1-2 minutes is too short, while the 3-7 minutes is acceptable, and more than 13 minutes too long. When lovemaking between 7dan 13 minutes considered a "desired time" to achieve satisfaction.

Eric Corty, researchers from Penn State University, United States, say, popular culture has led to ideas that are not realistic about the ideal time to make love.

"Many men and women who believe their fantasies will have sex all night. In fact, in fact, it could lead to disappointment. We hope this survey can drive out the fantasy and encourage men and women are more realistic," says Corty. Read more!

Tired, Absent Reasons Sex

Every person no matter how high his experience in bed, occasionally will experience fatigue and sleepiness, so loss of sexual desire. However, do not let this goes on too long.

If you keep busy to and fro, working overtime 24 / 7, you will immediately get a sexual problem. So the message William Kohler, Director of Sleep Medicine in Tampa Florida. "There are many things that cause them less and less sleep partner noticed. The problem is lack of sleep can reduce our passion for many things," he explained.


When you include people who recently more and more rarely enjoy sex for reasons of fatigue before, you are not alone. Research conducted in the United States reveals, 50 percent of adults in the U.S. shy away from sex because they felt too tired and sleepy.

Barry McCarthy, PhD, sex therapist from Washington DC, recalled the importance of quality sleep. "Healthy people who have quality sleep patterns will be more open to sexual activity," he said.

The problem is, most people do not immediately close their eyes once they are in the bed. "They still read e-mail, SMS reply or chatting on the phone," said McCarthy.

He added, takes about an hour as a transitional period of relaxation before sleep. "If you're going to sleep at 11, at least not all activities should cease at 10.15. This means turning off the TV or stop opening the computer. Many things can wait until tomorrow morning," he advised.

To improve your sexual performance, experts recommend that you be more relaxed. Find time to relax and do not let stress control your life. "Lowering stress and provide more time for yourself will affect your sexual desire," said Dr. Beth Alexander, an adviser to sexual problems.

In addition to adequate sleep and a relaxed mind, another thing that is needed is a man of stamina. Of course this can you get from regular physical exercise.

When all have been tried, but you still feel out of energy to make love, McCarthy recommends that you and your partner to find another time to make love. "Try having sex in the morning or the afternoon. Next time try at the time the children were not home," he advised.

Noteworthy is that you do not have to force myself to make love when the body is tired. You get maybe just disillusionment.

However, to maintain intimacy with your partner, there's nothing wrong before going to sleep you both give each other attention. Hugging and touching each other to tell me recall pleasant memory in the past, for example.

"It's important to understand each partner desires. Intimacy does not have to end with sex. Cozy atmosphere that is created can take you on a deep sleep or great sex," said McCarthy. Read more!