Summer is a great test for sperm, as the testicles, where sperm are produced, are a place that fears high temperatures. The temperature that sperm can withstand is even lower than the temperature of the human body. If male testicles are exposed to high temperatures for a long time, the quality of sperm will greatly decrease. So, men should take protective measures and carefully take care of their sperm during the midsummer.
Testicles are afraid of heat. In summer, pants should be loose and easy to dissipate heat
The reason why human evolution has exposed male genitalia outside the body rather than contracting it inside the body is to make it breathable. As human civilization gradually develops, people feel ashamed and then cover themselves with leaves and fabric. Nevertheless, people still need to take it seriously and not let the heat kill sperm. For men, the testicles are the organ most afraid of high temperatures, and the sultry summer weather has a greater destructive effect on sperm.
Experts suggest that men should wear loose pants during summer to dissipate heat faster, and cotton underwear has better ventilation. Experts suggest that men can sleep naked appropriately on summer nights to "liberate" their genitals.
Is summer not suitable for "making people"?
Summer sperm quality is relatively low, so is it not suitable for young couples who are willing to become new parents to "make people" in summer?
Low sperm quality in summer does not mean that one cannot conceive. Experts explained that the quality of sperm in summer is poor and the vitality is not enough, which only indicates that the success rate of couples' "human creation" will be lower than that in spring, but once successful, the health of zygote is still good.
Experts point out that the total number of sperm in summer is low and the vitality is insufficient. For example, a man with asthenozoospermia usually has a low proportion of sperm swimming forward (sperm swimming forward may encounter an egg), which means that mature sperm have a relatively low ability to successfully pierce the egg and conceive. In summer, this proportion may decrease to zero, which means there is no possibility of pregnancy.
But for normal men, the quality of sperm in summer is poor, but there is still a certain amount of mature and healthy sperm. In the end, as long as one sperm can pierce the egg and conceive, the task is successfully completed. Experts say there is currently no research confirming that children born during summer conception have a higher defect rate than those born during other seasons.
Experts say that unlike animals, humans often use the best seasons of spring and autumn for reproduction, but humans do not have a clear "seasonality" in this regard.