Daily Sex Improves Sperm Quality

There has been some debate over how frequently a couple should have sex when trying to conceive.  It was once thought that abstaining from sex for a few days before ovulation helped build up a man’s sperm count, improving the chances of conceiving.  Daily sex was believed to reduce a man’s sperm count so some experts advised against it.

Reuters reports that having daily sex is now believed to be a good thing for couples trying to conceive.  A new study by Dr. David Greening of Sydney IVF (an Australian IVF clinic) disputes the idea that abstinence helps to improve male fertility and instead recommends daily sex. 

Here is why.  According to Dr. Greening, frequent sex reduces the length of time sperm are exposed to molecules inside the man’s testicles that could damage sperm.  Basically, by getting sperm out of the man’s body every day, damaged sperm are removed and the new healthy sperm are ejaculated before they can sit too long and become damaged.

Still, frequent ejaculations may reduce semen volume but this is not an issue for most men.  Dr. Greening suggests, “that couples with relatively normal semen parameters should have sex daily for up to a week before the ovulation date."

For more details see:
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE55T2NH20090630

4.666665
Average: 4.7 (6 votes)
 

1 comments

Most recent See All

By pattyandthemoos on 06/30/09 at 6:29 am

Interesting story!

Sign in to leave a comment!

Today on JustMommies

Pilgrims Unit Study

In this unit study you will learn about the Pilgrims' voyage from England to America on the Mayflower.

Cloth Diapering Basics: Beginner’s Guide to Cloth Diapering

If you are thinking about starting your baby off with cloth diapers, you may have lots of questions on how to get started.

Fertility Boosting Herbs

Long before modern medicine developed the drugs and high-tech procedures we’re all familiar with today, practitioners treated many ailments with herbal remedies, including infertility.

Castor Oil to Induce labor

So you've reached 40 weeks of pregnancy and baby has not arrived. You had hoped to go in labor on your own and the idea of a medical induction does not appeal to you.

Article Tools

Print this article

Email this article

RSS

Bookmark and Share

From the Message Boards

March 2009 Playroom

My Pal Violet/Scout

Are any of you getting this? We bought one for Jena today, It was either on sale or marked down at...

Pregnancy Loss

I guess I'll be joining you

Gosh, I never thought I'd be posting here, but here goes. I'm Melissa (28) and DH (30) and I have be...

August 2009 Playroom

Update on us:-)

So i've been pretty MIA for a while thanks to my little Diva Child lol...she's pretty needy (but so...

February 2009 Playroom

Size Check!

What size clothes are your babies wearing? If you're buying clothes for Christmas, what sizes are y...

August 2009 Playroom

Wanna see some cute toddlers in costume?

Then come vote in the March 08 PR Costume Contest......

» Check out the friendliest message board for moms and moms-to-be!