Health/Lifestyle Desk: A new experimental study by the University of Oxford linking male fertility and sexual abstinence has yielded some compelling insights. It suggests that it is important to frequently release semen from male body in order to maintain healthy fertility levels.
From the samples collected from 115 published studies that involved 55,000 men, the experiment reveals that sperm stored for too long could significantly decline the quality of fertility in men. Thus, it indicates that infrequent ejaculation and the storage of sperm in the body for too long could be one of the reasons of weak male fertility.
Outlining two causal variables associated with this effect, the study reveals that oxidative stress and energy depletion as the primary reasons. It says that unreleased semen results in Oxidative stress, which is a kind of rust accumulation in the sperm that can physically damage it.
Secondly, the study explains that unlike most cells, sperms are highly active and have limited capacity to replenish their energy reserves, and when stored for extended period they run out of fuel, which leads to energy depletion, leading to weakening fertility.
The World Health Organization (WHO) advises not ejaculating two to seven days before providing sperm sample analysis, fertility treatments, or IVF for accurate results. However, this study concludes that frequent ejaculation can have positive results and sperm quality in the sample can be improved.
Source: oxford.ac.uk/news (University of Oxford)
Source: theconversation.com (The Conversation)
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