Men Who Wear Boxers May Have Higher Sperm Counts, Better Quality Sperm Than Those Who Wear Tighter Underwear

reports that researchers found that “among the male partners of couples seeking infertility treatment, researchers determined that tight-fitting underwear was linked to lower sperm counts and sperm concentration and higher levels of a hormone that can indicate trouble in the testicles.” Also covering the story are TIME (8/8, Ducharme), Newsweek (8/8, Gander), the NBC News (8/8, Scher) website, the NPR (8/8, Chisholm) “Shots” blog, and CNN (8/8, Scutti). https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fertility-underwear/sperm-may-like-boxers-better-than-briefs-idUSKBN1KT2PK