What's killing YOUR sperm count?

Do you wear tight Y-fronts, sprinkle plenty of soy sauce on your noodles, and rest your laptop on your crotch? You could be unwittingly lowering your sperm count, a new graphic warns. Up to a fifth of young men find themselves with a low sperm count, which is defined as having fewer than 15 million sperm per millilitre of semen. And one in six couples now has difficulty conceiving,

with a low sperm count or poor sperm quality the cause in about 20 per cent of cases. From sunscreen to abstinence, and bacon to cycling, studies have shown a myriad of things which lower sperm count. Here, a new infographic by Superdrug, compiled using several medical studies, reveals what to avoid to keep semen sprightly.

 

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