Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties? Export

@article{citeulike:1567827, abstract = {In a sample of sexually active college females, condom use, as an indirect measure of the presence of semen in the reproductive tract, was related to scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Not only were females who were having sex without condoms less depressed, but depressive symptoms and suicide attempts among females who used condoms were proportional to the consistency of condom use. For females who did not use condoms, depression scores went up as the amount of time since their last sexual encounter increased. These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may antagonize depressive symptoms and evidence which shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen that can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of administration.}, author = {Gallup, Gordon G. and Burch, Rebecca L. and Platek, Steven M.}, citeulike-article-id = {1567827}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015257004839}, comment = {Multiple regression controls for days since sex, frequency of sex, and duration of relationship. Condom use had the biggest effect, although the effect is pretty small (beta = .25; R2 = .076). I am wondering if there is an interaction between condom use and duration of relationship.}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1015257004839}, journal = {Archives of Sexual Behavior}, keywords = {causality, folder-statistics, read20080815, sex, significance, teaching, teaching-statistics}, month = {June}, number = {3}, pages = {289--293}, posted-at = {2007-08-16 01:05:13}, priority = {2}, title = {Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015257004839}, volume = {31}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1567827 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1567827 N2 - In a sample of sexually active college females, condom use, as an indirect measure of the presence of semen in the reproductive tract, was related to scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Not only were females who were having sex without condoms less depressed, but depressive symptoms and suicide attempts among females who used condoms were proportional to the consistency of condom use. For females who did not use condoms, depression scores went up as the amount of time since their last sexual encounter increased. These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may antagonize depressive symptoms and evidence which shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen that can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of administration. IS - 3 JF - Archives of Sexual Behavior EP - 293 TI - Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties? VL - 31 SP - 289 KW - causality KW - folder-statistics KW - read20080815 KW - sex KW - significance KW - teaching KW - teaching-statistics N1 - Multiple regression controls for days since sex, frequency of sex, and duration of relationship. Condom use had the biggest effect, although the effect is pretty small (beta = .25; R2 = .076). I am wondering if there is an interaction between condom use and duration of relationship. AU - Gallup, Gordon AU - Burch, Rebecca AU - Platek, Steven PY - 2002/06/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015257004839 ER -