Posted on 10/16/2007 8:27:23 AM PDT by numberonepal
Regular sex boosts a man's fertility, say doctors.
In a contradiction of conventional wisdom on the subject, research has shown those who do not have sex often produce sperm of lower quality than those who do so daily.
This is thought to be because sperms' DNA becomes more damaged the longer it remains in the body, cutting the chances of fertilisation and raising the risk of a miscarriage in the first weeks of pregnancy.
The findings, presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual conference, will be of particular significance to couples undergoing fertility treatment.
Men are currently advised to stop having sex in the days before they provide a sperm sample for IVF treatment.
Until now, abstaining from sex in the three to seven days before treatment was thought to increase the quantity of sperm produced and improve the chances of pregnancy.
Australian researchers looking at the sperm quality of more than 40 men whose wives had either failed to get pregnant through IVF or had repeatedly miscarried found that when the men had no sex for three days, their sperm contained high levels of DNA damage.
Tested again after having sex every day for a week, the amount of damage dropped by a third.
While the amount of sperm produced had also fallen, fertility doctors said the improvement in quality would help men in their quest for fatherhood.
Researcher Dr David Greening, from the clinic Sydney IVF clinic, said: "I'm convinced ejaculating more frequently reduces sperm DNA damage in most men."
Dr Allan Pacey, a male fertility expert from Sheffield University and secretary of the British Fertility Society, said the research appeared to suggest that sperm sitting in the body accumulates damage as it ages.
He added: "If sperm is released in a steady stream, the sperm that is ejaculated contains newer and less- damaged cells."
This won’t last long........
Ping
I also read that frequent sex is helpful for a healthy prostrate as men age.
My wife doesn’t buy that, however. ;)
What won’t last long? The thread? It’s been a while since I’ve posted a thread. Am I in error somehow?
Not to mention his disposition...
Use It or Lose It!
fixed
Same one was posted about 30 minutes ago.....disappeared in second.....
Joking. We're actually expecting our first in May, so I will have to save this for after the delivery day.
In Before the Pull (IBTP)
Does it have to be with another person? A friend asked.
It is helpful for a healthy prostate. Although the effect may have a different cause. If your reproductive health is good, changes are your prostate is in good shape. If your reproductive health is good, then sex helps keep the pump primed.
Daily?
Do I have to have me wife approve the other woman? (women?)
Carolyn
I posted this exact same story a little while ago and in disappeared about 20 seconds after I posted it.
Weird. I did a search figuring it would already be posted. This one seems to have managed to stay.
Mods gone to lunch...............
Finally an article I can share with my wife.
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