Temperature (Austin, Tex.)2025n = 31 (10 White-European, 10 Black-African, 11 South-Asian)
RCTHuman
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…
Andrology2022n = 3,041 couples
CohortHuman
This study asked whether a man's heat exposures affect how quickly his partner conceives, which is a harder and more useful question than whether they affect a semen sample. It…
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2018
Narrative ReviewHuman
This review pulled together what is known about how everyday life affects a man's fertility, covering age, psychological stress, nutrition, physical activity, caffeine, scrotal temperature, hot water and mobile phone…
Basic and clinical andrology2017
Narrative ReviewHuman
This is a history of forty years of French research into male contraception (hormonal, chemical and thermal) summarising clinical trials involving thousands of men and couples. Those trials established that…
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology2007n = 11 men
CohortHuman
This study looked at whether stopping hot tubs, hot baths and whirlpools improves semen quality in infertile men. Eleven men with a regular wet heat habit were assessed before and…