Now overweight 'affects sperm quality' apparently!

Overweight men hoping to conceive with their partner may have more luck if they lose weight first, a scientist advised this month.
Dr A Ghivath Shaveb from the University of Aberdeen said weight loss could help as his research found that men with a higher body mass index (BMI) have less semen and more sperm abnormalities.
Previous studies have linked male obesity to increased DNA damage in sperm, which can be associated with reduced fertility.
For the latest research, Dr Shaveb and colleagues analysed the results of seminal fluid analysis in 5,316 men attending the Aberdeen Fertility Centre with their partners regarding difficulties in conceiving.
They looked for a link between BMI and sperm quality, taking into account other characteristics that can affect sperm, such as smoking and age

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