Alcohol Intake Affects Sperm Quality

Just five units of alcohol could diminish a man’s opportunity to produce children, says a new research.

The study, published in the journal BMJ Open, examined 1,200 Danish male military recruits between the ages of 18 and 28 years, all of whom underwent a medical examination between 2008 and 2012.

As part of the assessment they were asked about their drinking habits and invited to provide sperm and blood samples.

The researchers found that for men, who habitually drank heavily, there was a clear link between alcohol intake and quality of sperm, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The research found the effects occurred when more than 7.5 units of alcohol a week were consumed; the average pint of beer contains around 2.3 units, while some lagers are stronger than this.

“This is, to our knowledge, the first study among healthy young men with detailed information on alcohol intake, and given the fact that young men in the western world (drink a lot), this is of public health concern, and could be a contributing factor to the low sperm count reported among (them),” researchers said in the study.

The more a man drank, the less sperm he made and the more abnormal it was in shape and size; the effect was apparent after just 7.5 units a week – although it was particularly strong after 37.5 units a week.

Hence it is advised that men don’t regularly consume more than 21 to 28 units of alcohol a week.
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Posted by Kunda on December 29, 2014. Filed under HEALTH. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

10 Responses to Alcohol Intake Affects Sperm Quality

shongola

December 29, 2014 at 6:29 pm

Awe chabipa nafileka
Wise Fool

December 29, 2014 at 10:13 pm

Fyabufi Bachakolwa Abafyala Ubwingi.
Judge Joe Bidden

December 30, 2014 at 12:20 am

Its true but the effect of alcohol on the quality of sperm is not long term,just like every body parts recover from alcohol so is the sperm production.
mujosah

December 30, 2014 at 1:39 am

But ama rounds chalo .
Venn

December 30, 2014 at 6:33 am

What about “BROWN”
NEMESIS

December 30, 2014 at 10:53 am

It’s true they become so dry
NEMESIS

December 30, 2014 at 10:59 am

so dry that u cant make 3 rounds, mybe shake shake can be beter.
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Mahoko P.Samuvanga

December 31, 2014 at 3:59 pm

nomba ati ukose! we munandi we unwa!!!! limbi ka BROWN kuti kabako bwino.
abel

January 1, 2015 at 11:34 pm

i think its true on the issue of powefull and shape of sperms because most of children of drankade parents are not beautifull or handsome.mwe bashilayamba ukunya fyalileni chalimo abana abasuma.