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A recent news report from a CBS affiliate in Northern California suggests that environmental risk factors should be studied closer as a cause of infertility in both female and male partners trying to have a child. While many often assume infertility is due to problems with the woman’s body, The Dean has taught the CollegeStock Community that males attribute 35% to 40% of infertility in couples.

The article references that because of the nature of some male occupations in the United States (e.g. factories, assembly lines, power plants), environmental and hazardous risk factors from chemical exposure, pollution and radiation may be more common in males.  Other factors such as medication, drug and alcohol use, toxic substances and high levels of heat have also shown a reduced number of sperm, which can lead to infertility.

High levels of heat dramatically reduce a male’s sperm count and that’s why males in relationships trying to have a child are urged to stay away from tight underwear, hot tub use and even using a laptop.

Dr. Suzanne Klevic, director of the division of reproductive technology at Loyola University Health System suggests that “the heat generated from laptops can impact sperm production and development making it difficult to conceive,” even later on in life.

The article says that as much as 40% of infertility can be attributed to the male partner in a relationship so Dr. Klevic suggests that males who are in a relationship trying to have a baby should

• Exercise moderately
• Avoid activities that could result in heat or trauma to the genital area
• Eating healthy*
• Taking a daily multivitamin
• Getting adequate rest a night
• Limiting caffeine intake to two cups per day
• Quit smoking
• Avoid drugs and excessive alcohol consumption

*The Dean wants to be thorough and let the CollegeStock Community know that some food products, such as those made with soy and soy protein, have also been linked to infertility.

A 2008 study in the medical journal Human Reproduction found that males who eat soy products have a lower sperm count. The study was conducted at Harvard University Medical School and monitored the diets of 99 men whose partners were classified as infertile.

Many known factors, like those listed above, were taken into consideration but men who consumer soy products showed lower rates of fertility. In fact, the group of men with the highest soy intake had 41 million less sperm per milliliter of semen.

The Dean thinks these findings are very significant because sources like Shared Journey report that up to 75% of make infertility is due to sperm health—quality and quantity.

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