March 5, 2007
CHURCHILL'S DEAD:
Hot baths cut chance of fatherhood (Steve Connor, 05 March 2007, Independent)
Men seeking to become a father should avoid soaking in hot baths, according to a study on male fertility.A three-year pilot project involving 11 men found that there was some truth in the old wives' tale about hot baths being bad for a man's prospects of conceiving. The men were exposed to "wet heat" in the form of a hot tub, Jacuzzi or bath, at least once a week for 30 minutes or more for three months.
Scientists studied sperm quantity and quality after the bathing stopped and found that five of the 11 men experienced a significant increase in fertility.
No straight male takes baths anymore. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 5, 2007 12:02 AM
A sampling of 11 men? Did they just canvas a football team? Is this "The Onion"?
Posted by: erp at March 5, 2007 1:28 PMNo, not the Onion.
We learned this in High School Health class. They didn't need to do any study. I could have told them this for free.
Heat kills sperm. The Chinese figured this out millinea ago. Ancient Chinese Secret.
Yu-aaah taka hot baaaath
Posted by: bruno at March 9, 2007 1:45 AM