Peer-reviewed research on testicular temperature, thermal exposure, scrotal cooling, and their observed relationship with male reproductive health.
This study looked at how the smallest blood vessels in the skin respond to a hot bath, and whether that differs by ethnicity. Thirty-one healthy young men (10 White-European, 10…
This study tested whether making training harder by adding heat, thin air, or both improves short-burst cycling power. Eighty untrained young men were split into five groups of 16: no…
This study looked at whether adding sauna sessions after exercise affects gut bacteria, intestinal barrier function, and inflammation in young men. Fifteen untrained men were split into two groups: one…
This study set out to see what repeated heat does to sperm. Twenty men with normal semen results were randomly split into two groups, and both had their testicles warmed…
This study set out to see whether heat on its own triggers some of the same responses in the body as exercise. Twenty-five healthy young adults, 13 men and 12…