Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

How does oxytocin affect ejaculation in people assigned male at birth? #viral #shorts #oxytocin

18 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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Anne Truong MD explains how oxytocin triggers ejaculation by contracting the vas deferens to push sperm and semen out, and also affects testosterone production in the testicles.

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And oxytocin also plays a part in ejaculation. What the hormone does is that it contracts the vas deferens, which is the structure. It's a tube because the testosterone is stored in the testicles and it's attached to the vas deferens. Oxytocin contract the vas deferen, which is the tube which then pushes out the sperm and semen for ejaculation. It is also affect the production of testosterone as well in the testicles. So it's involved in ejaculation and also involved in the production of testosterone.