Gynaecologists have cautioned that men wearing tight boxers or clothing are at high risk of having low sperm count, which may inhibit sperm production.
The physicians said that tight underwear may lead to irritation and infection, emphasising that it poses a greater risk to men than women.
Additionally, they said wearing constrictive underwear is a greater inhibitor of sperm motility, surpassing the impact of lifestyle choices like alcohol consumption or smoking.
Speaking exclusively in various interviews with PUNCH Healthwise, the fertility experts cautioned against wearing tight underwear for men aspiring to have children.
They emphasized that tight underwear raises temperatures around the scrotum, which can adversely affect sperm formation and is thus, not conducive for maintaining healthy sperm.
A Professor of Anatomy and Reproductive Endocrinology. College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Oladapo Ashiru, said sperm viability is influenced by several factors, including body heat stability.
