# Essence Retention Essence Retention is the amount of essence remaining inside the uterus days after intercourse and is cumulatively calculated as part of the probability of conception. The further out the days, the less efficacy a male’s essence will have on conception; which is why climaxing as much as possible every day remains an important factor for increasing probability on multiple points. {% hint style="warning" %} **The diagrams below show examples of how the amount of one male’s essence becomes less every day assuming that the male had full arousal and full essence upon climaxing.** {% endhint %}