An unexpected side-effect of WFH culture? Sperm are now less active Researchers said the decline in measures of sperm motility was 'unexpected' READ MORE: New male birth control gel takes effect in just eight weeks By Colin Fernandez Environment Editor Published: 00:01, 5 June 2024 | Updated: 00:01, 5 June 2024 e-mail View comments When men stayed at home during the pandemic it seems their sperm became less active too. Researchers came to the finding while investigating a widely held view that sperm counts in men are dropping around the world. While they did not find any drop in numbers, they did discover the sperm collected during lockdown was swimming a lot less.
Scientists studied semen from 6,758 men aged between 18-45 collected by the biggest sperm bank in the world, Cryos International in Denmark. The research in the journal Human Reproduction found that samples of sperm concentration, taken from men applying to be sperm donors between 2017 and 2022, 'did not change significantly over a six-year period'. Researchers studied semen from 6,758 men aged between 18-45 collected by the biggest sperm bank in the world, Cryos International in Denmark.
The research in the journal Human Reproduction found that the samples, taken from men applying to be sperm donors between 2017 and 2022, found that sperm concentration 'did not change significantly over a six-year period' Research has previously suggested that sperm counts in men are falling. Pictured, one 2022 global study in the.
