Sense Project

Q: spurm is eating or not?

If you are wondering if there is any nutritional value to sperm: According to the Columbia University website Go Ask Alice, each teaspoon of ejaculate has about 5-7 calories and some 200-500 million sperm. While sperm makes up only about 1% of semen, the rest of the liquid contains fructose sugar, water, ascorbic acid,
citric acid, enzymes, protein, phosphate and bicarbonate, and zinc. So although there are proteins and calories in sperm, you would have to swallow gallons of it to make any kind of difference to your nutrition!

If you are wondering if it’s safe to swallow sperm/semen: There are some risks involved in swallowing semen, and in unprotected oral sex in general. Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia, HPV and HIV can all be transmitted through unprotected oral sex, and the risk is higher when there are any small cuts or sores in the mouth (like canker sores, small cuts from biting your tongue, etc.). In particular, it’s possible to get Gonorrhea or Chlamydia throat infections from swallowing infected semen. Herpes can also be transmitted from the mouth to the genitals and vice versa, particularly if sores are present, regardless of whether semen or pre-cum is swallowed. Point being: oral sex isn’t perfectly safe, but there are ways you can make it safer. Using flavoured condoms, avoiding oral sex when there are any sores/cuts present, and getting tested regularly are all great options!

And finally, if you are wondering if sperm eat, and what they eat, the answer is that sperm get nourishment from micro-nutrients in the blood as they develop!