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Male Obesity and Sperm Health

Published on May 18, 2023

Lori Boxer
Weight★No★More℠ Diet Center

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Obesity and sperm health are not a healthy pairing, which is why obesity is a central cause of male infertility.
 
Sperm health is measured by three factors:
 
📌 Motility – Ability to swim efficiently.
 
📌 Vitality – Percentage of living healthy sperm in a specimen.⠀
 
📌 Morphology – Size and shape of individual sperm.
 
Excess fat alters a man’s hormones — increasing estrogen and lowering testosterone. It also increases the temperature of the testicles, which should typically be lower than a man’s core body temperature. If, however, testicular temperature is higher over time, it is difficult to generate healthy sperm in high quality and high count.⠀
 
“Infertility problems” are not just a female issue. A man’s weight also has a significant impact on a couple’s ability to conceive.
 
A more serious men’s infertility issue, 𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘢 (a complete lack of viable sperm in the semen) is also more common in obese men.
 
If you’re an obese man, what are you weighting for?