Medical Questions » Sex Questions » Question No. 1502
| Question: | I get depressed when my girlfriend and I have sex a lot. Why? |
| Answer: | Although most people walk around on cloud nine when they' re getting lots of loving, there is a very good reason why you are down in the dumps. Sperm is loaded with zinc and a man loses about 3mg of zinc with each ejaculation. Thus you could easily end up low in this important nutrient. Depression is just one symptom of a deficiency in zinc; another is impo-tence, so you' re right to be concerned.
If you have made a definite link between lots of sex and your moods, then increase your intake of zinc-rich foods - that means eating more oysters, meats, nuts, eggs and wholegrains. Also take a multivitamin that contains at least 15mg of zinc. |
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