Obesity Affects Sperm Quality

Author: Marko Balašević Time for reading: ~0 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Among obese men, poor sperm quality is three times more common than among normal-weight men.

Among obese men, poor sperm quality is three times more common than among normal-weight people. The University of Utah claims that there is a strong correlation between body mass index and sperm parameters. Increasing data show that obesity impairs a man's fertility, and experts advise doctors to pay attention to this fact in infertility, as well as to monitor how weight loss can affect. Adipose tissue, when abundant, can affect testosterone and estrogen metabolism.

In a two-year clinical study, it was found that in BMI over 30 the frequency of sperm motility disorders is 3.4 times higher than in men with BMI below 25. Among the first group is 1.6 times more common and the presence of of a change in the shape of the sperm. Other studies have linked obesity to a higher risk of erectile dysfunction.

So far, data have been collected based on observations of people seeking help for infertility, but the University of Utah expects the correlations to be similar in the general population.

Obesity Affects Sperm Quality

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