Andrew Huberman· PhD
But reducing the total amount of time that you spend seated is really important if you want to keep the temperature milieu of the scrotum optimal for sperm quality and fertilization.
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But reducing the total amount of time that you spend seated is really important if you want to keep the temperature milieu of the scrotum optimal for sperm quality and fertilization.
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Really the principle is what's most important, which is to keep the temperature of the scrotum and testicles lower than the rest of your body.
I think the spermatogenesis or sperm production is certainly a lot more sensitive you know whether you can sort of thwart the effects of external heat with a cooling pack I think it makes sense there are studies that have looked at different ways to cool the scrotum and have compared you know semen quality before and after and there's some data that may help