Drinking moderately could improve sperm count, fertility: Study

Couples Planning to Start a Family and Working to Have Children are often advised to refrain from alcohol. Men are told not to drink as this could harm the health of their sperm, but a recent study showed that alcohol could indeed help improve sperm count.

The study shows that moderate drinkers are more fertile. The research involved about 323 adult men divided into four groups, notes a report from Popular Mechanics. The groups were divided according to the number of glasses consumed each week and separated: no alcohol, one to three glasses, four to seven and more than eight.

Compared to other groups, men who were in the group According to the report, a high sperm count is considered an important sign of fertility.

Researchers studied men and their sperm for four to seven glasses a week. two years so that they can have a clear idea of ​​sperm health, the report notes. In addition to their drinking habits, participants also monitored their general health and lifestyle: smoking, caffeine consumption, physical activity, etc. The researchers also determined that men who consumed four to seven alcoholic beverages in one week on average had the highest sperm count among participants, suggesting that they were more fertile.

However, this study presented a major drawback, the report says: men participating in the study had to declare themselves the amount of alcohol they had in a week. This means that there is a margin of error like the exact number of beers that an individual has had in a week, so some may not always be accurate.

That's -what it means?

The report points out that this finding is already in line with a popular medical opinion and that is not to go to sea with the drink. Too much alcohol is not good for general health, let alone sperm health. Eat healthy, take the recommended portions of fruits and vegetables, as well as exercise and avoid hot tubs, note that the report can keep the sperm healthy.

Researchers have only proven that there is a correlation between moderate consumption and higher sperm. Alcohol causes the increase in the number of sperms.

The study was published for the first time in the journal Andrology