What about semen leakage?

Visitors sometimes report unwanted semen leakage, either prior to rebooting or during the early phase of rebooting. It can be very unnerving because it's unfamiliar, and seems like it must be an indication that you need to ejaculate.

I have also noticed "semen leakage", i.e., my underwear is getting dirty from small amounts of semen leakage on a daily basis. I see this as a flatline symptom, associated with the natural recovery process. Previously, this semen leakage phenomenon, when associated with the life-less sensation, would have freaked me out, so trapped I was. I would have interpreted this as I myself being horny and yet unable to hold an erection, or sort of my body wanting to ejaculate and I having no libido and erection to support this "need"!

Other guys said:

• After the 90-day period of abstinence from porn/masturbation, I noticed that I was more sensitive than before, and that I didn't need any other stimulation to make me horny. Also the semen leakage stopped. I have been the most interested in women and have ended up in bed with them during my experiments with low frequency of masturbation.
• It took me like 3 weeks to a month to get past 'lifeless penis.' I also experienced semen leakage with the barest of movement. If u do don't be alarmed. The worst part was my lifeless penis. I get erection but when in flaccid state it feels as light as feather and shrinks a little. Today, it has started to improve. My erection still around 90% when erect and 100% morning wood.
• Negatives: insane brain fog, I was reading a book and it was as if I just couldn't read... Sucks. Semen leakage when urinating.... Sucks
• Concerning the semen leakage I had : Well, I had no sex thoughts and didn't even have an erection... lol That is the weirdest thing that happens.
• During this phase I experienced semen leakage and flatline mostly. But after those 21 days, I had my libido back and I was also having frequent morning wood.
• He said one of the benefits of stopping is no more "semen leakage" during bowel movements.
• Equally bizarre is that I had a tiny amount of semen leakage last night. I was really hard but not that turned on. I reached down to adjust the covers and I felt something that wasn't water or pee.
• It's actually amazing, but when you abstain, use lube, and aren't addicted, orgasms feel a million times better than PMOing 4 times a day. I also believe my seminal leakage has stopped which is another positive sign.

We've heard guys say this symptom gradually disappears as the reboot continues. Obviously, anecdotes do not science make, but highspeed Internet porn is a new phenomenon, and it may be that it is increasing ejaculation frequency such that new, related symptoms are appearing.

However, an academic urologist said he doesn't think this symptom is related to porn use at all:

Like so many (namely, all) physiological processes, there is a range of semen: seminal output, seminal quality, timing of output, volume, volume from each of the various components, ….  Adolescent males not infrequently—that is, not just a few of them—have seminal drops or several drops from their penis at various times (and some adults also).  These are not necessarily leakage in the terms you seem to allude to or speak of; rather, not all of the seminal fluids and components are produced proximal to the external sphincter (but all are produced distal to or externally of the internal sphincter). What is or can be produced distal to the external sphincter varies in quantity (volume) from male to male—from practically nothing to a few drops (and I am sure somewhere there is some guy who produces more than that).  There is no reason to think that frequent masturbation or ejaculation from any cause increases or decreases this post-sphincter discharge in any given male, or even that the same amount of production occurs from ejaculation to ejaculation (or time period to time period) (or from year to year as males age).

Additionally, the threshold, in fact, all thresholds for every aspect of ejaculation, for stimulation to ejaculation, or to production of seminal components, is different for every male, different from time to time in any male, and changes over the lifetime of most any male.  Additionally additionally (so to speak), many males, and this seems clinically especially true for relatively younger males but not generally to adolescents, not infrequently develop variations of pelvic congestion signs and symptoms, from infrequent or absent ejaculation (not necessarily to absent orgasm).  These include Blue Balls syndrome, prostatodynia, prostatic congestion, risk for prostatitis, perineal discomfort (pressure, burning), dysuria, terminal dysuria, perineal pain with defecation or other pelvic floor muscle manipulations, increased post-sphincter seminal output, and so forth. Sometimes some of these symptoms can be nearly unbearable or at least extremely impairing. Again, every man—and every woman—is different.  And whereas most may well tend to fall within a fairly central range of behavioral expression for any given set of circumstances within their own genetic-environmental development, some do not.

Here's another guy's experience:

[After a trip to his doctor] Over masturbation can cause chronic prostatitis. It seems to me like your prostate is inflamed (prostatitis) if whenever you drop a deuce the poo coming out gets pressed up against your prostate which causes semen leakage. If I were you I would call my doctor and make an appointment tomorrow. I would have him do a simple prostate exam (yes he has to stick his finger up your butt for about 2 seconds). That test will confirm or deny whether your prostate is enlarged. I am kind of vocal on this forum about prostate issues. I myself was recently diagnosed with prostatits. The good news is that I was prescribed medicine and the doc said it should be all good in a couple of months. It's very treatable. http://www.yourbrainrebalanced.com/index.php?topic=6016.msg91210#msg91210

When in doubt, have yourself checked out by a doctor.