Large thighs, whether due to muscle or excess weight, can substantially lower sperm count by increasing scrotal temperature. — Whalespan
Large thighs, whether due to muscle or excess weight, can substantially lower sperm count by increasing scrotal temperature.
⚠ High risk
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.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you are somebody who has big thighs, believe it or not, that it actually can lower sperm count substantially, whether or not the big thighs occur because you're very muscular or the big thighs occur because you are overweight.”