The Best Time to Have Sex... According to Science.
Summary
TLDRThis educational video explores the optimal times for consensual coitus from both anatomical and physiological perspectives. It delves into sperm production in males, highlighting that they can produce up to 300 million sperm cells daily, and testosterone levels peak in the morning, potentially enhancing sexual performance. For females, the video examines the 28-day sex cycle, emphasizing the importance of ovulation and the role of hormones like estrogen in increasing libido. The video suggests that while morning intercourse might offer benefits, the best time for conception in females is around ovulation. It concludes by encouraging individuals to experiment with different times to determine personal preferences, acknowledging the complexity of human sexual behavior beyond biological factors.
Takeaways
- π Males have a high sperm production rate, with up to 300 million sperm cells produced daily, suggesting they are potentially ready for intercourse at any time.
- π Testosterone levels in men peak in the morning, which can enhance libido and erectile function, suggesting that morning might be an optimal time for sexual performance.
- π€ Engaging in morning intercourse is reported to increase feelings of connection and bonding, reduce stress, and enhance happiness and productivity throughout the day.
- π¬ The female sex cycle, or menstrual cycle, typically lasts around 28 days, with variations, and is crucial for understanding the best time for intercourse from a reproductive perspective.
- π‘οΈ Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) initiates the development of ovarian follicles at the start of the female cycle, leading to the maturation of one egg for potential ovulation.
- π Luteinizing Hormone (LH) surges in the middle of the female cycle, triggering ovulation, which is the release of a mature egg from the ovary.
- π₯ The egg released during ovulation is viable for only about 24 hours, emphasizing the importance of timing for conception.
- π« Sperm cells, in contrast, can survive in the female reproductive tract for up to five days, which can extend the window of opportunity for fertilization.
- π The best time for reproductive intercourse from a female perspective is just before and during ovulation, considering the short lifespan of the egg and the longevity of sperm.
- π§ Sexual desire and the decision to engage in intercourse are complex and influenced by various factors beyond just biological readiness, including emotional connection and personal preference.
Q & A
What does the term 'consensual coitus' refer to?
-Consensual coitus refers to sexual intercourse that is mutually agreed upon by all parties involved.
How many sperm cells can the human body produce in a day?
-The human body can produce up to 300 million sperm cells in a day.
What is the average rate of sperm production per hour?
-On average, the human body produces approximately 12.5 million sperm cells per hour.
At what time of day are testosterone levels typically highest in men?
-Testosterone levels tend to be highest in men around 8 A.M.
What hormone is often referred to as 'The Love hormone' and why?
-Oxytocin is often referred to as 'The Love hormone' because it is linked to connection, bonding, and feelings of pleasure and euphoria.
What are the potential benefits of having intercourse in the morning?
-Potential benefits of morning intercourse include increased connection with partners, decreased stress levels, increased happiness, and improved productivity at work.
What is the female sex cycle, and what is its average duration?
-The female sex cycle, also known as the menstrual cycle, is the physiological process that prepares the female body for potential fertilization and pregnancy. Its average duration is about 28 days, though it can vary from 20 to 45 days.
What is the role of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in the female reproductive system?
-Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates the development and maturation of ovarian follicles, which house the eggs, at the beginning of the female sex cycle.
What is ovulation and when does it typically occur in a 28-day cycle?
-Ovulation is the release of an egg from a mature ovarian follicle, typically occurring around day 14 of a 28-day cycle.
How long does a released egg last in the female reproductive tract?
-A released egg typically lasts for 24 hours in the female reproductive tract.
What is the significance of estrogen levels in relation to sexual desire in females?
-Estrogen levels can increase sexual desire and libido in females, particularly around or prior to ovulation, potentially increasing the likelihood of intercourse.
Why do males produce such a high number of sperm cells daily compared to the number of eggs a female releases?
-Males produce a high number of sperm cells daily as a 'shotgun approach' to increase the odds of fertilization, given that females typically release only one egg per cycle and have concealed ovulation.
Outlines
π¬ Male and Female Anatomy and Physiology in Relation to Intercourse
This paragraph discusses the concept of the best time for consensual coitus, taking into account both reproductive and enjoyment perspectives. It highlights the male reproductive system, explaining sperm production in the testicles and the high rate of sperm cell production. The video also touches on the potential benefits of morning intercourse for males due to higher testosterone levels, which can lead to increased libido and better performance. The release of endorphins and oxytocin during intercourse is mentioned, with reports of increased bonding, reduced stress, and enhanced happiness among those who engage in morning sex. The advice given is to experiment with intercourse at different times of the day to determine personal preferences and benefits.
π Understanding the Female Sex Cycle and Its Impact on Intercourse
The second paragraph delves into the female perspective, focusing on the female sex cycle and its impact on the timing of intercourse. It explains the role of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) in the development and release of an egg. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of estrogen in increasing libido and the potential for ovulation to synchronize with sexual desire. The discussion also includes the lifespan of the egg and sperm within the female reproductive system, suggesting that the best time for intercourse from a reproductive standpoint is the day before and the day of ovulation. The video concludes with a comparison of the differences in gamete production between males and females, highlighting the 'shotgun approach' of sperm production to increase the chances of fertilization.
π Exploring the Complexities of Human Sexual Desire and Intercourse
The final paragraph addresses the complexities of human sexual desire and intercourse beyond the biological aspects. It points out that while there may not be a definitive best time for intercourse, personal preferences and emotional connections play a significant role. The paragraph mentions that some research suggests slightly higher estrogen levels in the afternoon might enhance sexual desire for females, but it also acknowledges individual variations. The video concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding and applying scientific principles to real-life situations, and it promotes an online learning platform for STEM subjects called Brilliant, which is offered as a resource for those interested in deepening their knowledge in these areas.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Consensual Coitus
π‘Sperm Production
π‘Testosterone
π‘Ovarian Follicles
π‘Ovulation
π‘Estrogen
π‘Sexual Desire
π‘Endorphins
π‘Oxytocin
π‘Female Sex Cycle
Highlights
The video explores the best time for consensual coitus from both reproductive and enjoyment standpoints.
Anatomical and physiological considerations are discussed to determine the optimal time for intercourse.
Male sperm production is highlighted, with up to 300 million sperm cells produced daily.
Testosterone levels peak in the morning, potentially enhancing sexual performance.
Morning intercourse may lead to increased connection, reduced stress, and improved happiness and productivity.
The female sex cycle is detailed, emphasizing the importance of understanding it for reproductive health.
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) play crucial roles in the female reproductive cycle.
Ovulation, the release of an egg, typically occurs around day 14 of the cycle and lasts for 24 hours.
Estrogen increases libido and sexual desire in females, particularly around ovulation.
Sperm cells can survive in the female reproductive tract for up to five days, extending the window for fertilization.
The best time for female intercourse from a reproductive standpoint is the day before and the day of ovulation.
The video suggests practicing intercourse at different times to determine personal preferences and benefits.
The differences in male and female gamete production are explained, emphasizing the 'shotgun approach' of sperm production.
Females may have a higher sex drive in the afternoon due to slightly elevated estrogen and cortisol levels.
The video concludes that there's no definitive answer to the best time for intercourse, as it varies based on individual preferences and circumstances.
The importance of applying scientific principles to real-life situations is emphasized through the discussion of intercourse timing.
Transcripts
what is the best time to have
intercourse or would I like to refer to
as consensual coitus now many of you
might fall into the camp of anytime is
the best time to have sex or intercourse
well is that true and are there
anatomical and physiological
considerations that might make one time
better than the other well in today's
video we're going to answer some of
these questions and look at it from say
like a reproductive standpoint as well
as an enjoyment in performance
standpoint we'll take a look at some
testes and ovaries and look at various
hormones to help us answer this question
of the best time for consensual coitus
it's gonna be full of all sorts of
anatomical awesomeness so let's do this
so let's quickly start with the male
perspective because one could
potentially argue that males could be
ready to go Anytime Anyplace anywhere
and this idea comes from the way in
which sperm cells are produced so let's
have a blast from the past my younger
self explain how the sperm production
applies to what we're talking about by
taking a look at a right testicle and
you can see this is the actual right
testis here pretty amazing structure but
we need to show the internal anatomy of
this right testis here we go
look how amazing that is inside and if
you look closely in there it almost
looks like there's a little these little
stringy type things here and these
little stringy things are tiny little
tubes that are in each testis in these
little stringy tubes are called the
seminiferous tubules there are up to 900
of these in each testis that's why again
it looks like little stringy things that
are tiny and these seminiferous tubules
are where sperm cells are produced and
producing sperm at what some may
consider an alarmingly high rate they
can produce up to 300 million sperm
cells in one day
if we were to average that out over a
day that's approximately 12.5 million
per hour 208 000 per minute and about 3
500 per second
I just created 3 500 sperm cells
and 3 500 more look at me go so based on
what we learned there from a
reproductive standpoint males should be
able to reproduce it pretty much any
time but from say like just a daily
performance standpoint is there a best
time of day for males to participate in
intercourse well testosterone levels
tend to be the highest in the morning
around 8 A.M and as many emails have
experienced this often comes coupled
with increased libido and sex drive and
also is coupled with that magical
increased ability to maintain an
erection
all right oh my God I'm sorry
now having the potential for increased
performance in the morning is one thing
but are there actual benefits to having
intercourse in the morning often when
you hear about the benefits of
intercourse you'll hear people talk
about the release of certain chemicals
like release of endorphins from the
brain or release of hormones like
oxytocin for example endorphins are
these natural painkillers that the body
releases but they're also associated
with feelings of pleasure in Euphoria
oxytocin also has many functions but
this hormone is linked to connection and
bonding and why it's often nicknamed The
Love hormone now people have been
surveyed about morning intercourse and
many people have reported increased
connection to their Partners a decrease
in stress levels throughout the day as
well as increase happiness throughout
the day and many have also even reported
that they felt more productive while at
work so at the very least we should
consider participating in morning
intercourse so that we can be more
productive members of society and we do
have to say that not everyone reported
those benefits and it doesn't mean that
people couldn't have amazing bouts of
intercourse at other times throughout
the day so what should we do with all
this yes there are some potential
benefits of morning intercourse that
could prickle throughout the day but I
think some of the best advice that
people could be given is that it could
be wise for someone to practice having
consensual coitus at multiple different
times throughout the day and then of
course document write it down for
science so that you can know the pros
and the cons and what works best for you
so now let's take a look at this from
the female perspective and as you can
see we've got some charts and some
hormones listed up here to help us
understand the female sex cycle so that
we can figure out if there's a best time
for females to participate in
Intercourse now one of the things that I
do want to mention is that the female
sex cycle is super awesome and amazing
and I think when people understand this
they tend to have a better appreciation
for reproduction and you might also
notice that I said female sex cycle a
lot of people will refer to it as like
the menstrual cycle or just a monthly
cycle but most physiology books we'll
call it the female sex cycle and you can
see we've listed it from Day Zero to day
28. keep in mind there can be variation
in this depending on the female anywhere
from 20 days up to 45 days but we kind
of put it in the middle or close to the
average of about a month or 28 days so
let's start with follicle stimulating
hormone and we're not talking about
stimulating hair follicles here we're
talking about stimulating follicles that
are inside the ovaries or ovarian
follicles now an ovarian follicle is
just a single layer of cells that
encompasses or encases an ovum or an egg
so think of the follicle as like this
little container for a single egg now at
the beginning of the cycle you'll see a
little bit of a bump in this FSH and
just FYI the beginning of the cycle day
Zero is when menstruation or bleeding
and those period cramps start and again
that's accompanied with that little bump
in follicle stimulating hormone and that
FSH will cause about 6 to 12 ovarian
follicles to start to develop and mature
what's interesting and important to note
is that even though 6 to 12 start to
develop and mature typically only one
fully develops and matures and will
release its egg and we'll get to that in
just a second but let's go to
luteinizing hormone real quick you can
see about the middle of the cycle it
spikes like crazy and this spike in
luteinizing hormone this causes
ovulation to occur and it does get a
little synergistic bump from that
follicle stimulating hormone as well but
we need that luteinizing hormone to
cause ovulation now if you haven't heard
of ovulation or don't know what it is we
can just say that it's pretty much when
the ovary releases that egg from that
one mature follicle that we saw now
there are times where people can be like
hyper ovulators or ovulate more than one
egg or release more than one egg and if
both of those eggs or multiple eggs got
fertilized that's when you would have
like non-identical twins at least that's
what people will refer to them as but
they have the same likeness as like any
other sibling but again most of the time
one egg gets released during ovulation
during a 28 day cycle
compare that to 300 million plus sperm
cells per day that's crazy to think
about and to make it even more crazy is
once that one egg gets released that egg
will only last for 24 hours so you might
be thinking how in the world did we
create so many humans if the egg only
lasts for 24 hours well let's see if we
can do some things to potentially
increase the odds of fertilization in
creating a human well one of the things
that we'll see is that we've got this
other chart here we've got the estrogen
in red and the progesterone in blue
we're not going to talk much about the
progesterone we've got some other videos
that go into more details that I'll link
to this video but with the estrogen
we're going to see that the estrogen
starts to greatly increase around that
same time or prior to ovulation at day
14 and prior to that spike in
luteinizing hormone now estrogen does
some amazing things with female anatomy
and physiology but one of the things
that it also gets involved in is
increases in veto and sex drive and what
I'll often will tell students is that it
makes sense to potentially increase
sexual desire libido around or prior to
releasing an egg and what's interesting
is you know maybe that female's partner
forgot to do the dishes or forgot to mow
the lawn or forgot to text her back or
whatever it may be but because of that
huge spike in estrogen that might makes
the female Overlook the shortcomings of
that partner because estrogen is saying
we don't care about all those things we
need to participate in successful
reproductive intercourse now that
increases the potential likelihood to
participate in Intercourse around
ovulation but that doesn't really extend
that 24-hour window
what can in a way extend that 24-hour
window is what I like to refer to as
those pesky little sperm cells those
pesky little sperm cells have been known
to last three to five days in the female
reproductive tract after intercourse
some Studies have shown even potentially
up to seven days in rare cases but the
majority of the time you're talking
three to five days so that means if the
egg gets released on day 14 during
ovulation lasts 24 hours to day 15 that
means from day 15 if we had intercourse
three to five days prior to that maybe
even seven days if you had super crazy
Kryptonian sperm cells but again more
like three to five days prior to that
you could have successful reproductive
intercourse because those sperm cells
would be ready and waiting if they were
in there prior to ovulation now if we're
talking what is the best day or time
from a reproductive standpoint from the
female we're talking the day before
ovulation in the day of ovulation and
would be the prime time to have
intercourse again if we're talking about
reproduction so let's go into a little
bit more detail of why in the world is
there such a huge difference between
male and female gamete production the
gametes just being the eggs and the
sperm cells now with the female we did
see that only one egg is typically
released during a full 28-day cycle
whereas males we had those 300 million
plus sperm cells created per day so why
in the world would you need 300 million
sperm cells per day if there's only one
egg released per 28 day cycle well you
can definitely make the argument for
this shotgun approach releases many
sperm cells onto one potential Target to
increase your odds of fertilization and
having successful reproductive
intercourse there's also the perspective
of with female humans they have what's
called a concealed ovulation they don't
go into heat like other animals do and
have those more obvious signs of being
in that state of getting ready to
ovulate like the other animals and
speaking from a male perspective I have
no idea when a female is ovulating it's
not like I have ovulation radar or what
we could call an avdar or some ovulation
spidey sense now some females have an
idea sometimes when they're ovulating
some might notice that they have actual
ovulation pain they can notice a slight
increase in body temperature changes in
cervical mucus and even things like
breast tenderness but that's still not
perfect because there are some people
who will
tried to do birth control by avoiding
having intercourse during that time
period around ovulation and sometimes
they get it wrong and they end up with a
little bit of a surprise but again
coming back from this to this male
perspective of not having avdar or some
ovulation spidey sense it would
therefore make sense to create as many
sperm cells as possible so the male can
always be prepared and ready to go for
the Glorious ovulation day and let's
wrap this up with one more thing about
the female perspective because likely
most females are going to want to have
intercourse more than once per 28-day
cycle so like we did with males earlier
is there a better time or best time to
have intercourse from the enjoyment or
the performance aspect for females while
some researchers have shown that
estrogen levels could be a little bit
higher in the afternoon now don't get me
wrong we're not talking about those huge
spikes that we saw on the graph but just
slightly higher than say at other times
of the day with also potentially
elevated cortisol levels where the
female might feel more energetic a
little bit more of an increased sex
drive and might have a great time during
the afternoon however there are also
plenty of females who reported similar
things to males with intercourse in the
morning so we come back to this whole
situation from an emotional a connection
a performance and even an enjoyment
standpoint there's not a definitive
answer which probably isn't that
shocking to everybody but again I would
say for females and everybody do that on
self-reported Research where you
practice consensual coitus throughout
the day and see what works best for you
and what's interesting about this is I
always joke with my students and say our
brains are sometimes too big and too
smart for our own good because our
sexual desire preferences and how we
participate in Intercourse is much more
complex than other animals we have all
these things that get involved with
attraction and how we participate in
Intercourse more than just what our
hormones are telling us so if we cut out
all the fluff of like I said the
connection the emotions the enjoyment
performance Etc and we just became
biological reproductive robots then yes
we could say
the best time to have intercourse is in
the morning on day 14 right before
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