(08-19-2021, 01:26 AM)botts Wrote: Not a NoFap advocate at all, and in fact it doesn't increase testosterone at all- but it's important to note that since humans have started to depend on technology more and more, our testosterone levels have been decreasing rapidly. More testosterone is not necessarily better, there is an "optimal" level which varies from individual to individual. This causes a massive amount of side effects- considering testosterone is the hormone which men need to produce fertile sperm and get erections, along with and not limited to- extremely low energy levels, trouble getting enough sleep, lower bone mineral density, lower muscle mass, massively increased body fat levels, mood changes such as depression, anxiety, anti-social behaviour, issues with cognitive function (memory loss etc), blood count issues such as low iron etc, increases in estrogen production which will, in turn, lower testosterone even more (because in men, T is converted to E)- this can cause gynecomastia, hair loss and body hair loss. There's even evidence than testosterone makes hard work feel better.

Generally men don't naturally produce ~too much~ testosterone, but I've seen a few cases where men get negative side effects from producing too much (extremely rare).
All these side effects during puberty could be detrimental to a man's life- it could stop them from producing male biological characteristics, such as bone structure, muscle mass, deepened voice, higher levels of HGH than women, etc. Puberty is so important as sex characteristics are how we attract/are attracted.

It's similar as estrogen is to women, testosterone is converted into other androgenic hormones in the body, such as DHT and DHEA which then turns to estrogen. Lower testosterone and you could lower everything else. The way our bodies deal with these hormones is really cool, there's an entire system we use to regulate these hormones, for example if you exogenously suppress DHEA / Estradiol / Estrogen levels in a man, our body will increase our testosterone levels to in assumption that there is a redundancy. Cool stuff.
Hope this helps.

Quote:^ The NoFap medical encyclopedia.

(08-19-2021, 01:26 AM)botts Wrote:

(06-27-2021, 10:57 AM)Jiggly Wrote:

(06-27-2021, 04:07 AM)Universal110 Wrote: You'd be surprised how common porn addiction is, most people think they don't have an addiction but they actually do. Anyways, doing nofap also helps your self control, and there are some studies that proved that abstention increases testosterone levels

Hold up, why would you want to INCREASE testosterone!? I was always very much under the impression that increasing testosterone has very undesired effects, hence why nofap is usually considered bad by sexual health experts?

I am by no means well educated on the subject though. I'd be more than happy to learn something I didn't know.

Not a NoFap advocate at all, and in fact it doesn't increase testosterone at all- but it's important to note that since humans have started to depend on technology more and more, our testosterone levels have been decreasing rapidly. More testosterone is not necessarily better, there is an "optimal" level which varies from individual to individual. This causes a massive amount of side effects- considering testosterone is the hormone which men need to produce fertile sperm and get erections, along with and not limited to- extremely low energy levels, trouble getting enough sleep, lower bone mineral density, lower muscle mass, massively increased body fat levels, mood changes such as depression, anxiety, anti-social behaviour, issues with cognitive function (memory loss etc), blood count issues such as low iron etc, increases in estrogen production which will, in turn, lower testosterone even more (because in men, T is converted to E)- this can cause gynecomastia, hair loss and body hair loss. There's even evidence than testosterone makes hard work feel better.

Generally men don't naturally produce ~too much~ testosterone, but I've seen a few cases where men get negative side effects from producing too much (extremely rare).
All these side effects during puberty could be detrimental to a man's life- it could stop them from producing male biological characteristics, such as bone structure, muscle mass, deepened voice, higher levels of HGH than women, etc. Puberty is so important as sex characteristics are how we attract/are attracted.

It's similar as estrogen is to women, testosterone is converted into other androgenic hormones in the body, such as DHT and DHEA which then turns to estrogen. Lower testosterone and you could lower everything else. The way our bodies deal with these hormones is really cool, there's an entire system we use to regulate these hormones, for example if you exogenously suppress DHEA / Estradiol / Estrogen levels in a man, our body will increase our testosterone levels to in assumption that there is a redundancy. Cool stuff.
Hope this helps.