Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics2015n = 19
OtherHuman
This study set out to see what sustained scrotal heating does to semen and to the sperm's genetic material in fertile men. Nineteen healthy volunteers wore a warming belt at…
PloS one2015n = 25
OtherHuman
This study looked at what sustained scrotal heating does to semen and to the sperm's genetic material in already fertile men. Twenty-five healthy volunteers wore a warming belt at 40…
The Journal of physiology2015n = 21 in the long-term study, 9 in the acute study
OtherHuman
This paper reports two separate experiments on whether cold water after strength training blunts the adaptation to it. In the first, 21 physically active men trained for 12 weeks, twice…
JAMA internal medicine2015n = 2,315
CohortHuman
This study set out to see whether how often a man used a sauna tracked with his chance of dying, of heart disease or of anything at all. It followed…
Reproductive biomedicine online2015
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review gathers what is known about why heat harms sperm production, and how. It sets out the things that raise testicular temperature, from the surroundings a man is in…