OT: A bird in the bed is worth two hands in the bush

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"Make the bald man cry", now THAT'S a good one!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/23/masturbation_worse_than_sex/

But what if it's a woman doing the hand holding...?

Bob Dog

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Scientists: masturbation not as good as sex

And you thought you just weren't doing it right
By Chris Williams
Published Thursday 23rd February 2006 16:55 GMT

A swift one off the wrist - easy, convenient, refreshing - but
just not the same as the real thing, perhaps.

Reporting in the journal Biological Psychology, researchers have
now found a basis in physiology for the niggling dissatisfaction.

Levels of the hormone prolactin are lower after masturbation
than intercourse. Prolactin makes us feel satisfied by
counteracting the arousal messenger dopamine.

The levels of prolactin in the blood of subjects who committed
an act of self-pollution after watching grumble flicks were just
one fifth of those who had had actual sex in the lab. Still,
either way, nice work if you can get it.

The scientists say the difference also explains why men may need
a "recovery period" after forming The Beast with Two Backs, but
can happily nip to the loo for five minutes, make the bald man
cry, then get straight back to work.

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