Sperm

How can I increase the volume of my ejaculate? What factors determine how much comes out?

Upping the quantity of semen that is ejaculated seems to be a near-universal male concern -- and there are a number of reasons underlying this. For many men, it is a matter of confidence; a bigger load is associated with increased libido, fertility and sexual prowess. After all, there's a reason why porn directors call it "the money shot."

Yet this desire stems from more than simple vanity. Increased volume translates into increased potency (the more sperm, the better the chance of impregnation) and increased pleasure (the larger the load, the greater number of pleasurable muscle contractions).

So what are the factors that determine just how much comes out? To begin with, there are those elements that play a role in all other matters of the body: heredity, age, diet, and overall health. While the first two are obviously out of your control, dietary adjustments can improve the volume of your ejaculate.

Amino acids such as L-Arginine and L-Lysine, zinc, and the Horny Goat Weed plant are all said to help up quantity, as is increasing your daily fluid intake.

An overall state of fitness is usually accompanied by good blood circulation, which can also help ejaculation. If you want a specific group of exercises that will target penis performance, start working out your PC muscle.

Frequency of sexual activity also contributes to volume -- although only to a certain degree. If you abstain for a day or two, you'll certainly produce more sperm than you would ejaculating every few hours. But any longer than this one- to two-day timeframe, and you won't see much of make a difference, as semen reservoirs will have stopped building up a supply.

How can I improve the taste of my semen?

Many of our more chivalrous readers have sought to make oral sex a more palatable experience for their partners, and I wish that I could give them all some firm directions towards doing so. But this is a subject that continues to be cluttered by myths and, these old wives' tips aside, there is simply no single recipe for preparing a tastier load. The reason for this is that taste is, well, just that, a matter of taste! One woman's sugar will be another woman's poison. So rather than pointing you towards a particular menu, let's look at the alleged effects of certain foods on ejaculation.

Fruits like kiwi, watermelon, celery, and pineapple are all said to make semen taste lighter. Beer and coffee are believed to have something of an opposite effect, and could leave her with a bitter taste in the mouth. Alkaline-based foods like meat and fish produce a buttery taste, while acidic fruits (cranberries, blueberries and plums) produce a pleasant, sugary flavor. Most liqueurs will do the same, while dairy products can make for a foul taste because of their high bacterial putrefaction levels.

Making it thick, and not making her fat...