Men’s infertility is often not talked about and whilst I am not a doctor nor a health professional I have read a couple of articles that might help anyone who is hoping to fall pregnant and this one is for the blokes on how help get better swimmers.
It should be mentioned there are many underlying medical conditions that can affect men’s sperm health and levels including diabetes, Chrones, Retrograde ejaculation and many others that can affect men’s reproductive health; so if after six months despite lots of baby making practise see a medical professional. Actually I highly recommend a medical check anyway but in the mean time consider these tips.
1. Eat less processed meats. A Havard study found hat those had more than three serving of processed meats a week had a lower sperm count than those that did.
2. Eat more fish. Those that ate more fish had better sperm counts and quality than those that didn’t.
3. Lift some weights and exercise but not to excess. Those that exercised including weight training or resistance training had better sperm counts due to an increase testosterone levels and improved insulin sensitivity,” study co-author Audrey Gaskins, a doctoral student in the HSPH Department of Nutrition than those that didn’t. The only exercise that decreased sperm count is riding a bike..
4. Keeping things cool down there. Avoid hot baths, wear boxers (although not proven but you never know huh) and if you work a desk job get up and move around.
5. Have sex everyday (or ahem ejaculate in the case of the FIFO worker) everyday to keep sperm healthy and to improve chances of conception. Dr David Greening, from the Sydney IVF clinic in Wollongong, said: “Keeping the river flowing means the sperm doesn’t hang around so long and become damaged. There’s less time for vandalism. We advise couples to try to work out when the woman’s ovulating and have lots of sex.”
Happy baby making.
xx Deb
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