Paul Saladino· MD
Men, women - PLEASE use natural fiber underwear and throw out your polyester.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Men, women - PLEASE use natural fiber underwear and throw out your polyester.
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What's the solution? Polyester underwear is out. Cotton or wool underwear is in.
There have been interesting experiments in dogs and in humans showing that when you sling your nuts in polyester, this can negatively affect the formation of sperm.