The cure for hayfever...

ZenGum · 04-01-2009, 12:26 AM

...is orgasm, according to this article from New Scientist:

Quote:

Spring is here and with it come the woes of hay fever. Never fear, however, as there may be a quick and pleasurable treatment to clear those bunged noses, for guys at least – a well-timed ejaculation.

That's what Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical University in Iran proposes, anyway. The logic behind the proposal is based on the fact that the nose and the genitals are both connected to the same part of the nervous system that controls certain reflexes – the sympathetic nervous system.

A blocked nose is caused by swollen and inflamed nasal blood vessels, irritated by an infection or pollen in the air. But during ejaculation, the sympathetic nervous system constricts blood vessels across the body. That should soothe the swollen nasal blood vessels, freeing the airway for normal breathing, according to Zarrintan.

He hasn't yet performed clinical trials to test the hypothesis, but if it works, it could have many benefits over decongestant drugs, Zarrintan says, which have been known to contribute to hypertension. "Furthermore, if used for more than two or three days, they can actually make congestion worse," he adds.

Take as needed
He suggests masturbating or having sex whenever the symptoms are bad enough to warrant another ejaculation. "It can be done [from] time-to-time to alleviate the congestion and the patient can adjust the number of intercourses or masturbations depending on the severity of the symptoms," he says.

The theory is not without its critics, however. Mohammad Amin Abolghassemi Fakhree from Tabriz University in Iran, believes the disadvantages of ejaculation outweigh the possible benefits.

"There are some limitations in using ejaculation or masturbation as treatment of nasal congestion, such as not being applicable out of home and not having any sex partner", he writes in a response to the proposal.

No-one has yet argued that it makes your palms hairy.

Journal reference: Medical Hypotheses (DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.03.010)
Fakhree's response: Medical Hypotheses (DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.022)

I just showed this to a colleague, who asked "do you suffer from hayfever?"

"Oh no, I enjoy it very much!"

Is that April Fools Day I smell?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2009, 01:23 AM

So that's why in the pollen laden spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love.

DucksNuts · 04-01-2009, 04:17 AM

I've always been a believer that orgasm cures everything....headaches, hayfever, flue...everything

Shawnee123 · 04-01-2009, 07:07 AM

I was so going to post and say "orgasms cure everything, don't they?" Great minds, Dana.

DanaC · 04-01-2009, 07:12 AM

was ducks:P

Shawnee123 · 04-01-2009, 07:14 AM

Oh...oops.

Sorry.

Pie · 04-01-2009, 08:10 AM

Fyi, NS has a great history with the April Fool's articles.

Pie · 04-01-2009, 08:13 AM

So, I followed the citation:

Quote:

Ejaculation as a potential treatment of nasal congestion in mature males
Sina Zarrintana
Department of Neurosurgery and Student Research Committee, Golgasht Street Attar Neishaboori Avenue, Tabriz Medical University, Tabriz 5166614711, Iran

WTF, Iran??? Don't they cut off your hand if you are caught masturbating?
Looks like Medical Hypotheses is a pretty low-class correspondence rag. Just sayin'.

The "student research committee" is a nice touch tho.

classicman · 04-01-2009, 09:20 AM

QUOTE=Pie
Don't they cut off your hand if you are caught masturbating?
The "student research committee" is a nice touch tho."

lol

Pie · 04-01-2009, 03:45 PM

04-01-2009, 01:23 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So that's why in the pollen laden spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-01-2009, 07:07 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I was so going to post and say "orgasms cure everything, don't they?" Great minds, Dana. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-01-2009, 07:14 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh...oops. Sorry. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-01-2009, 08:10 AM	#7
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Fyi, NS has a great history with the April Fool's articles. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-01-2009, 09:20 AM	#9
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	QUOTE=Pie Don't they cut off your hand if you are caught masturbating? The "student research committee" is a nice touch tho." lol __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-01-2009, 04:17 AM	#3
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I've always been a believer that orgasm cures everything....headaches, hayfever, flue...everything

04-01-2009, 07:12 AM	#5
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	was ducks:P

04-01-2009, 03:45 PM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	__________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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