Male infertility not linked to lifestyle Unhealthy lifestyles
have little impact on sperm quality, according to new research
from the UK. Lifestyle advice given by doctors to men diagnosed
with infertility should be radically overhauled, suggest
scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.
Current guidelines advise doctors to warn infertile men about
the dangers of smoking, alcohol consumption and recreational
drug use, as well as the risks of being overweight and wearing
tight underwear. However, the scientists have found that many
common lifestyle choices make little difference to male
fertility, based on how many swimming sperm men produce. The
study involved 2,249 men from 14 fertility clinics around the
UK, who completed detailed questionnaires about their lifestyle.
The information was then compared between 939 men who ejaculated
low numbers of swimming sperm and a control group of 1,310 men
who produced higher numbers. The research found that men who
ejaculated low numbers of swimming