Sperm doesn’t have as much protein in it as you think [Video]

To spit or to swallow? When it comes to oral sex, there is much debate around whether we should or shouldn’t swallow semen.

It’s been on our minds for a while now, ever since pop icon Christina Aguilera shared her opinion on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

‘I think swallowing is really, you know, a good thing… and it’s got a lot of protein,’ the Genie In A Bottle hitmaker mused.

But when there are so many myths and rumours when it comes to sperm’s nutritional content, we wanted to know: is that actually true?

Dr Danae Maragouthakis says the first thing to note here, is that there’s nothing wrong with swallowing.

‘There’s nothing wrong with it, sexually,’ says the boss of Oxford-based sexual health start-up Yoxly. ‘It’s not dirty, it’s not shameful, it’s totally a personal choice.’

So if your preference is to swallow, is it actually good for …