A study reveals that less sleep means less sperm.
A study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that not getting a full night’s sleep can lower a man’s sperm count by up to a third.
A lack of sleep also made the subjects' testicles shrink, which leads researchers to think that their hormone levels are being effected by not getting enough sleep or vice versa.
This is the first study to make a connection between sleep quality and semen quality.
Other studies pegged watching too much television or getting in a sauna as being activities that lower a man’s sperm count.
There are a few things men can do to maintain a healthy sperm count, like wearing loose clothes and keeping things at a cooler temperature down there. You can even try wearing a kilt - no kidding!
Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol can negatively affect sperm count and sperm lifespan.
A lack of sleep can have many other side effects as well including mental and physical problems like blood pressure problems and heart disease.
A third of US residents don’t sleep enough on a regular basis, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
