Post Date December, 03 2023
When men usually take a bath, they often prefer to take a sauna or go to a hot spring. Especially in winter, taking a hot spring is an essential choice for men, because it is cold, and bubbles can feel comfortable and warm all over. However, male friends should be reminded that if they soak in hot springs too often and for too long, it is easy for men to have a reduced sperm count in the early stages, affecting male infertility.
When chatting with male infertility patients, they usually do not smoke or drink. They often have a common hobby, which is to soak in hot springs. Individual patients often take a dip once or twice a week, and sometimes steam a sauna. Little did they know that the sperm carrying the reproductive mission in their bodies could not withstand such a "hot" test. Sperm is produced in the testis and matures in the epididymis. Testicles are located in the scrotum of the human body, one on the left and one on the right. After puberty, under the control of reproductive endocrine hormones, the testicles begin to continuously produce sperm, at which point men are basically able to reproduce. The scrotum is located outside the body cavity, and its temperature is 2 to 8 degrees Celsius lower than the core temperature of the body. This temperature is conducive to sperm production and maturation.
When we take a bath, we all know that the temperature of the water in the hot spring is between 38 and 42 degrees Celsius, some of which are even higher. Frequent bathing in the hot spring can increase the local temperature of the scrotum, affecting testicular function, especially the spermatogenesis process, leading to a decline in fertility. In addition, living habits such as wearing tight pants, placing a laptop or keyboard on your lap, and sitting for a long time can also increase the temperature of the local scrotum, leading to decreased sperm quality. In clinical practice, both varicocele (a vascular lesion) and decreased fertility or infertility in cryptorchidism are associated with elevated testicular temperature.
To summarize the above reason analysis, when preparing to have a baby, male friends should control the number of times they soak in hot springs each month, preferably once or twice, and just take a few minutes in the water. Do not soak in the water for long periods of time, which can seriously affect the quality and quantity of sperm.
