For all men who are worried about their sperm count, here’s a bit of a news that might interest you.
Your underwear choices might also affect the quality of your sperms. Yes, you read that right.
A study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, concluded that men who wore loose fitting underwears or boxers had 25% more concentration of sperms and 17% increase of total sperm count than men who wore tighter pants or briefs.
For the study, scientists at the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health analysed the the blood and semen samples of over 650 men who were seeking treatment for fertility at Massachusetts General Hospital. This enabled them to study not only the sperm quality and quantity but also analyse the hormone levels and DNA damage, if any.
The men were also made to answer questions regarding their lifestyle, diet and exercise routines along with their underwear preferences. The scientists intended to study the link between all these factors to figure out whether there was a scientific explanation for the correlations.