Sperm: What's Sperm Got to Do With It?
There is also mentioned that the sperm count does not get affected by drinking Soda with aspartame or hot showers.
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Sperm: What's Sperm Got to Do With It?
There is also mentioned that the sperm count does not get affected by drinking Soda with aspartame or hot showers.
Aspartame lowers pH, not sperm count.
Hot BATH or hot tub/sauna is what is recommended for DH to lower sperm count. Some people like to do hot showers for DW becasue of ions. And if you reread the article, you'll see that the doctor was not very certain about the showers - he said, "they shouldn't lower sperm count" but then goes onto talk at length about how heat can affect sperm count. So if a guy's testicles get hot in a shower, YES, it can lower sperm count. It's just that baths, saunas, and hot tubs are more effective ways of heating up the testicles.
I'm a DH and have taken hot showers before our last two attempts. I can say it certainly felt like I had a significant reduction in the amount of sperm I released. I always know about how much (or rather how much I feel) I'll release based on the amount of time since my last release. I can say both times caught me and DW by surprise, we both thought there would have been more. If I had to pin a number to it, I'd guess it was less than 1/4 of what I would have expected (but obviously there's no science here, I'm just guesstimating).
Hope this is helpful
PS. I took showers, but also strategically targeted the area for maximum heat.
Thank you, will make sure DH gets that ;-)