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Likely Causes For Lower Sperm Count


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As we know, in the Western world there is a shortage of Sperm, one of the two necessary ingredients for life. Here are the likely causes:

1. Weight

Overweight and obese men have worse sperm quality than men of healthy weight. Being overweight or obese can also cause hormonal changes that reduce fertility and make men less interested in sex. Men who are very overweight are also more likely to have problems getting an erection. Together, these factors reduce the chances of men who are overweight or obese fathering a child.

Being underweight can also reduce a man’s sperm quality and therefore his fertility.

More than one-third (35.7 percent) of adults are considered to be obese. More than 1 in 20 (6.3 percent) have extreme obesity. Almost 3 in 4 men (74 percent) are considered to be overweight or obese. 

2. Smoking

Tobacco has been shown to decrease the number and quality of sperm in male smokers. It can also hurt the antioxidant levels in semen. Antioxidants protect sperm from damage from free radicals, which can affect their motility and ability to fertilize an egg. If a couple is undergoing fertility treatment, poor results during in-vitro fertilization have also been reported when the male partner smokes.

There is clear evidence that using marijuana reduces male fertility, too. Marijuana can alter the endocrine system, which regulates reproductive hormones, and lower the man's levels of testosterone (the hormone responsible for sperm production). Marijuana is also toxic to human sperm, reducing motility and fertilization potential. -Dr. Hsieh, director of the Male Fertility and Men's Health Program in U.C. San Diego

3. Alcohol

It isn’t just female fertility that’s affected by alcohol. Dr Patrick O’Brien, spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, says: “Excessive alcohol lowers testosterone levels and sperm quality and quantity in men. It can also reduce libido, and cause impotence."

Sources:

https://www.babycenter.com/404_can-smoking-affect-my-sperm-count_7086.bc

https://yourfertility.org.au/for-men/weight/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/fertility-and-pregnancy/is-alcohol-harming-your-fertility/

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity

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juju

Luckily a majority of us don't ever plan to bear children through sexual intercourse but this is interesting nonetheless!

take note, Str8 GGD hennies :laughga: 

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ToxicHot
6 minutes ago, Yuuri said:

2. Smoking

Tobacco has been shown to decrease the number and quality of sperm in male smokers. It can also hurt the antioxidant levels in semen. Antioxidants protect sperm from damage from free radicals, which can affect their motility and ability to fertilize an egg. If a couple is undergoing fertility treatment, poor results during in-vitro fertilization have also been reported when the male partner smokes.

There is clear evidence that using marijuana reduces male fertility, too. Marijuana can alter the endocrine system, which regulates reproductive hormones, and lower the man's levels of testosterone (the hormone responsible for sperm production). Marijuana is also toxic to human sperm, reducing motility and fertilization potential. -Dr. Hsieh, director of the Male Fertility and Men's Health Program in U.C. San Diego

Good thing I'm gay then. :sis:

dOnT sAd ReAcT mE 2 bE sHaDy i WiLL RePoRt U!!1!
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Curunir
10 minutes ago, Yuuri said:

As we know, in the Western world there is a shortage of Sperm

umm no, it's just that more people choose not to have children

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Fatigay

I don't smoke, I'm (a bit) underweight, and I rarely get drunk. 

Too bad I'm gay :lolly:

I also read that having your phone in your pockets near your balls could affect (with all the signals and stuff :lolly:)

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ryanripley

hopefully more people will consider adoption

https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ
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Yuuri
11 minutes ago, Curunir said:

umm no, it's just that more people choose not to have children

"Sperm counts appear to be plummeting throughout the Western world, according to a large study of men around the world.

An international team of scientists analyzed data from nearly 43,000 men in dozens of industrialized countries and found that sperm counts dropped by more than half over nearly four decades."

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/31/539517210/sperm-counts-plummet-in-western-men-study-finds

Yes couples having children did hit an all time low in 2016, but there are other factors besides choosing to not have child. Many couples in-fact struggle to have child, from falty sperm through Erectile dysfunction in men, and egg quality in women.

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sipthistea
33 minutes ago, ToxicHot said:

Good thing I'm gay then. :sis:

Your lungs are still SHOOK :poot:

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