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Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco claim to have evidence that taking a hot bath can overheat sperm and adversely affect fertility.
Volunteers were recruited from a fertility clinic if they were exposed to more than 30 minutes a week of wet heat such as baths, Jacuzzis and hot tubs.
After three to six months of staying out of the tub, sperm counts in 5 of 11 men soared by 491 per cent, and an increased motility from 12 to 34 per cent.
Study leader, Dr Paul Turek, director of the UCSF Male Reproductive Health Center said, "These activities can be comfortably added to that list of lifestyle recommendations and 'things to avoid' as men attempt to conceive."
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