How Long Should You Lie Down After Sex to Get Pregnant?
How long to lie down after sex to get pregnant — a reassured Indian couple resting together after intimacy The short answer: How long you lie down after sex to get pregnant makes no difference — there is no set time, and no medical need to stay flat at all. Staying supine has no scientific foundation; sperm reach the cervical canal within seconds and the fallopian tubes within minutes, regardless of your position (ASRM, 2022). Let me answer this the way I answer it in my clinic almost every week — how long should I lie down after sex to get pregnant? Couples phrase it a dozen ways — how long should you stay lying down after sex, do you need a pillow, should you wait before getting up. It is one of the most loaded little questions couples bring me, usually whispered, usually with a lot of anxiety behind it. And here is the honest, reassuring truth: you have been worrying about the wrong thing. So let me give you the evidence-based version, gently correct a piece of advice I myself used to give, and then tell you what actually matters. Quick facts Remaining supine (lying flat) after sex to “help” sperm travel has no scientific foundation — this is the explicit position of the ASRM (ASRM, 2022). Sperm can be found in the cervical canal within seconds of ejaculation, regardless of coital position (ASRM, 2022). Sperm reach the fallopian tubes within minutes — labelled particles placed at the vagina were found in the tubes in as little as 2 minutes during the follicular phase (ASRM, 2022). The one study showing a benefit from lying still — 27% vs 18% pregnancy — was after IUI (intrauterine insemination), not natural intercourse, so it does not transfer to sex at home (Custers et al., BMJ 2009). What actually raises your odds is timing sex to the fertile window, not posture (Wilcox et al., 1995; ACOG). Now, here is something I want to clear up straight away. For years the standard advice — including, I will admit, the older version of this very article — was “lie down for 5 to 10 minutes after sex.” Based on the current evidence from the ASRM, that advice is unnecessary. It does no harm, but it does no measurable good either, and worrying about it only adds pressure. Let me explain what we actually know about how sperm travel. After sex, what actually matters: no need to lie down, sperm reach the cervix in seconds, timing beats posture, relax and don’t stress Does lying down after sex help you conceive? No — and I say that as someone who studies sperm transport for a living. The belief feels intuitive: deposit semen, lie flat, let gravity keep it in. But sperm do not wait around for gravity. They swim. The ASRM, in its 2022 committee opinion Optimizing Natural Fertility, could not be clearer. It states that the idea that remaining supine after intercourse facilitates sperm transport “has no scientific foundation.” Sperm deposited at the cervix at midcycle are found in the fallopian tubes within about 15 minutes. In studies where labelled particles were placed at the back of the vagina, those particles travelled up into the fallopian tubes in as little as 2 minutes during the follicular phase — propelled by uterine contractions, not by you lying still. Most tellingly, sperm can be found in the cervical canal within seconds of ejaculation, regardless of coital position (ASRM, 2022). So by the time you have settled a pillow under your hips, the fastest, healthiest sperm are already well past the cervix and on their way. The “lie still” ritual is doing nothing for them. After sex — does it change your chance of getting pregnant? What the evidence says Lying down / staying flat for a set time No effect — sperm reach the cervix within seconds (ASRM, 2022) Pillow under the hips or legs in the air No effect — sperm swim; they do not rely on gravity (ASRM, 2022) Sex position No effect on conception (ASRM, 2022) Semen leaking out afterwards Normal — the sperm that count are already past the cervix Peeing after sex No effect — urine exits through a separate opening Timing sex to the fertile window The one thing that actually raises your odds (Wilcox et al., 1995) Talk to a fertility specialist Where the “lie down after sex to get pregnant” belief comes from (and the one real study) If posture does not matter, why does every aunty, forum and half the internet insist on it? Two reasons, and it is worth understanding both so you can stop second-guessing. First, there is an old idea sometimes called the “poleaxe” theory — the notion that female orgasm makes a woman want to lie down and rest, and that this rest evolved to reduce semen loss. It is a tidy story, but it is a hypothesis, not evidence. Second — and this is the genuinely important one — there is a real, well-conducted study where lying still helped. In 2009, Custers and colleagues published a randomised trial in the BMJ: 391 couples, half asked to lie still for 15 minutes, half allowed to get up immediately. The group that stayed flat had a higher ongoing pregnancy rate — 27% versus 18% (Custers et al., 2009). Here is the crucial catch that almost every blog gets wrong: that study was about IUI — intrauterine insemination — not ordinary sex. In IUI, a thin catheter places washed sperm high inside the uterus, and the small fluid volume can theoretically trickle back. That is a different physical situation from intercourse, where sperm are deposited at the cervix and swim through cervical mucus on their own. Later trials even questioned the 2009 finding for IUI itself. So if you are doing an IUI cycle and your clinic asks you to rest for 10–15 minutes afterwards, that is reasonable. But for couples conceiving the natural way
How Often Should You Have Sex to Get Pregnant?
How often should you have sex to get pregnant? An andrologist’s guide: have sex every 1-2 days through your fertile window, why every-other-day wins, and why ‘saving up’ sperm doesn’t help.
Prone Masturbation: What It Is, Why It Harms & How to Stop
Prone masturbation can quietly cause delayed ejaculation and trouble with intercourse. An andrologist explains what it is, why it harms, and how to stop.
The Withdrawal Method of Contraception
Men’s Health Blogs The Withdrawal Method of Contraception The Withdrawal Method of Contraception – quick facts Vanakkam and welcome to Dr. Shah’s clinic. Have you ever heard of the withdrawal method of contraception? alias pull out technique?. Wish you a very happy new year and it’s been quite some time since I post my last video. In this short blog post, we are going to discuss the withdrawal method of contraception also called the withdrawal method of birth control. Watch the video below if you do not have the patience to read through the full article. I promise you, it will be worth it. Now the withdrawal method of contraception is also called as a pull-out method. So in the withdrawal method what usually men do is that just before the point of ejaculation or just before they hit their orgasm they pull out the organ from the vagina so that intra-vaginal ejaculation does not happen and thereby an unwanted pregnancy can be avoided. Now what’s very interesting here is that withdrawal or the pull-out method of contraception is probably the oldest contraception method that has been used since time memorial. It’s a biblical method it’s been around for so very long. Now, it’s important to understand here that the withdrawal method of contraception gives a contraception protection rate of almost 95% and there is a 5% failure rate even in this method. Now what this means is that the withdrawal method of contraception is as good as a condom, so basically if you are averse to using a condom that is if you wear a condom and you feel you lose your erection you are not able to connect with your partner, bond with your partner because you are wearing a bloody condom try the withdrawal method of contraception, it usually works. It’s amazing as a method, because you have a good connection with your partner from a psychological perspective but the only problem here is that you are not going to get an intravaginal ejaculation. It’s more of a male method of contraception what happens here is that your partner’s satisfaction is not going to be impacted. So basically you have to last long enough so that you can give your partner the orgasm and then pull out and then you have to ejaculate outside the vagina. Dr. Shah Dupesh Consultant Andrologist & Sexologist Ready to improve your Reproductive Health? Discuss your concerns in a private setting and get personalized guidance tailored to your needs. Book a Call Book a Call Furthermore, you don’t want to give your partner an unwanted pregnancy and that’s why the withdrawal method or the pull-out method is so good. Many men pride themselves in using the withdrawal method or pull-out method of contraception since to some extent it shows that the man has tremendous control over his ejaculation. The next important point is the partner will also respect you because you care for her you don’t want her to have an unwanted or an unintended pregnancy. So the withdrawal method or the pull-out method has a 95% protection rate which is almost as good as a condom but a 4% to 5% failure rate because sometimes the pre-lubricating fluid can have a small number of sperms and there are about 6 to 7 studies on the topic. Some studies say that the pre-lubricating fluid has no sperm at all. Subscribe to our Newsletter All said and done the best way to optimize the success of the method to pass urine after sexual intercourse. This will help wash off any residual sperm present in the male reproductive tract. If you masturbate in the previous day or you had sexual intercourse the previous day what you should do is you should urinate flush your urinary system off any residues and then have sexual intercourse and then adopt the withdrawal method during the particular session. So this will lower diminish or completely remove the chances of unwanted pregnancy so even if a small amount of pre-lubricating fluid deposits in the vagina the chance of pregnancy is going to be very less. I hope you found this video quite informative and useful on this withdrawal method of contraception also the pull-out method of contraception. This is Dr Shah consultant sexologist in chennai, keep watching this space for more interesting articles References https://www.sciencedirect.com/ science/article/abs/pii/ S001078241400208X Related Blogs Recent Blogs Having more doubts? Consult with our doctor Consult with Dr. Shah Leave Your Comment Cancel Reply Logged in as Dr Shah Dupesh. Log out? Δ
Why Is My Semen Green? An Andrologist Explains
A worried man in a reassuring private consultation with a calm male andrologist in a warm clinic Why is my semen green? Most often, green or greenish semen is a sign of infection in the male reproductive or urinary tract — commonly prostatitis or a sexually transmitted infection such as gonorrhea — rather than something harmless. It is usually treatable, but if you also have pain, burning, foul smell or fever, please see a doctor promptly (Cleveland Clinic, 2024). Let me answer this the way I do almost every week in my clinic, when a worried man sits across from me and quietly says, “Doctor, my semen looked green — is something seriously wrong with me?” (Some men describe it as “green sperm,” though it is really the seminal fluid, not the sperm cells, that has changed colour.) First, take a breath. Noticing a colour change like this is alarming, and it is sensible that it brought you here. But I am not going to do what some articles do and simply tell you to “relax and ignore it.” That would be poor medicine. Green semen is one of the few colour changes that genuinely deserves attention, because the most likely explanation is an infection — and infections are easy to treat once we find them, but not safe to ignore. So let me walk you through exactly what greenish ejaculate means, what is probably causing it, and the clear signs that mean you should come in. Quick facts Normal semen is a whitish-grey, jelly-like fluid; its colour can shift slightly with diet, age and how long it has been since you last ejaculated (Cleveland Clinic, 2024). A yellow-green or bright green tint most often points to infection — prostatitis or a sexually transmitted infection — frequently alongside burning when you pass urine (Medical News Today, 2024; Healthline, 2026). STIs most associated with a green or yellow-green tint are gonorrhea and chlamydia (Medical News Today, 2024; Healthline, 2026). Excess white blood cells in semen — pyospermia (leukocytospermia) — can accompany infection and can harm sperm; the WHO threshold is more than 1 million peroxidase-positive leukocytes per millilitre (WHO, 2021). Green or foul-smelling semen with fever, pelvic pain, or pain/burning on urinating or ejaculating warrants prompt evaluation — not reassurance to ignore it (Cleveland Clinic, 2024). Here is something I want to correct straight away, because the older version of this very article said it. It is sometimes claimed that a “liver problem” or bilirubin turns semen green. In practice, jaundice and liver-related pigments are associated with a yellow tint, not a true green. When semen looks genuinely green, the explanation that matters clinically is infection. Let me explain the real causes. Green semen at a glance: usually an infection, get tested don’t guess, watch for pain or fever, often treatable What causes green or greenish semen? 1. Infection of the prostate or seminal tract (the most common reason) The prostate and seminal vesicles produce most of the fluid in your ejaculate. When they become infected or inflamed — prostatitis or seminal vesiculitis — pus and white blood cells mix into the semen and can give it a yellow-green, sometimes foul-smelling appearance (Medical News Today, 2024; Healthline, 2026). In my clinic this is the single commonest reason a man notices a green tinge, and it usually comes with a clue: a burning sensation while passing urine, a heavy ache in the pelvis or perineum, or discomfort on ejaculation (Cleveland Clinic, 2024). 2. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Green or yellow-green semen, especially after unprotected sex, can be a sign of an STI. Gonorrhea is the classic culprit and can produce a thick, greenish urethral discharge that colours the ejaculate; chlamydia is also linked to a yellow-green tint (Medical News Today, 2024; Healthline, 2026). Many STIs are silent in men, so colour change may be your only warning. If there is any chance of exposure, testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia is the responsible next step — a single NAAT swab or urine test screens for both (CDC, 2021). Other genital-tract infections — including genital herpes (HSV-2) — can drive inflammation and raise the white-cell count in semen (pyospermia) without specifically turning it green; the green tint itself points more to gonorrhea, chlamydia or prostatitis (Cleveland Clinic, 2023). 3. Pyospermia / leukocytospermia (too many white blood cells) When your body fights infection in the reproductive tract, it floods the area with white blood cells. An abnormally high count of these in semen is called pyospermia, or leukocytospermia. The WHO defines it as more than 1 million peroxidase-positive leukocytes per millilitre of semen (WHO, 2021). These cells release reactive oxygen species — useful against germs, but they can also damage your sperm and their DNA, which is why pyospermia matters if you are trying to conceive (Cleveland Clinic, 2023). A semen analysis will pick this up. 4. Medications, supplements and certain foods Not every colour change is sinister. Certain foods, spices, vitamins and supplements — and the metabolites of some medications — can be reflected in seminal fluid and lend a yellowish tinge (Cleveland Clinic, 2024). In my experience these dietary causes tint toward yellow rather than a true green, and any such change is usually mild, comes without any pain or smell, and settles once you stop the supplement or food. 5. Rarely, dyes or contamination Very occasionally a harmless dye, lubricant residue or external contamination explains an odd colour — a diagnosis of exclusion I reach only after infection has been ruled out (see the table below). Green semen: cause vs. what you might notice Likely cause Typical colour Accompanying signs What it usually means Prostatitis / seminal tract infection Yellow-green, may smell foul Burning urine, pelvic/perineal ache, painful ejaculation Needs urine + semen culture; antibiotics STI (gonorrhea, chlamydia) Yellow-green, sometimes with discharge Discharge, burning, recent unprotected sex Needs STI testing (gonorrhea + chlamydia NAAT) Pyospermia / leukocytospermia Yellowish to green Often none; may affect fertility Found on semen analysis; treat underlying
Sperm Leakage in Urine: Why It Happens & How to Stop It
Here’s the honest answer: in most men, sperm in the urine after sex or masturbation is completely harmless — leftover semen sitting in the urethra simply washes out with your next urine. True, persistent leakage points to retrograde ejaculation, diabetes, or a medication you are taking — and every one of those is treatable. As a practising andrologist in Chennai, I see this every week: the man who texts me a photo of his cloudy first urine at 6 a.m., certain that “sperm coming out with urine” means his fertility has drained away overnight. Let me explain what’s actually happening, because in roughly 8 out of 10 of the men I examine there is no disease at all. So for the few who do need treatment, my fix is usually tablets, not surgery. Book a Consultation Quick Facts Sperm in the urine after ejaculating is common and usually normal — in fertile men, a measurable share of each ejaculate’s sperm ends up in the next urine [2]. The commonest cause is simply passing urine soon after sex — the urine washes leftover semen out of the shared urethra. Not a disease. In 5,005 Tokyo men, sperm in the urinary sediment was a benign, incidental finding [1]. Persistent, true leakage is most often retrograde ejaculation — semen pushed backward into the bladder by diabetes, alpha-blockers like tamsulosin, or prostate surgery [3][5][6]. Most respond to oral medication — in one diabetic series, tablets restored forward ejaculation in about 6 in 10 [4]. Is sperm leaking with urine normal? For most men I see, yes. After you ejaculate, a little semen stays behind, coating the urethra — the single tube that carries both semen and urine. So the next time you pass urine, it flushes that leftover semen out, and your first urine after sex can look cloudy. I call that washout, not a leak. In fact, when researchers measured it, sperm turned up in the post-ejaculatory urine of both fertile and subfertile men, with no significant difference between the groups [2]. So I tell my patients plainly: sperm in your urine after sex is normal plumbing, not a disease. Why does sperm come out automatically with urine? This is the question I get asked most: “sperm comes out automatically with urine” — without sex, without masturbation. Let me explain what’s actually happening, because it frightens men more than it should. Your testes and epididymis are always making and storing sperm. That store is not unlimited — when it fills and is not emptied for several days, your body releases the excess on its own. In the sexually inactive men I see, this overflow most often shows up as nightfall, and the residue appears in the morning’s first urine. So the men who abstain longest are the very ones who notice “automatic” sperm in their urine. So I reassure them this is the body doing exactly what it is built to do — not weakness, not a leak, not fertility draining away. The sperm is constantly replaced, and this overnight release is a healthy self-regulating system. Worried about sperm in your urine? Talk to Dr Shah today. Book a Call What actually causes sperm leakage in urine? Set aside the washout, and the genuine leakage I actually treat comes down to a short list of medical causes. Diabetes. Long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes damages the small nerves that run the bladder neck — the valve meant to snap shut at climax. When it weakens, semen takes the path of least resistance backward into the bladder. This is a well-recognised complication of diabetes [5]. Medications. Alpha-blockers like tamsulosin relax the bladder neck so semen slips backward; even a short course can sharply and reversibly reduce the forward ejaculate [6]. Several antidepressants also blunt or redirect ejaculation. If your leakage started after a new tablet, I treat that tablet as the prime suspect. Metabolic problems. Disordered blood fats and the metabolic syndrome travel with diabetes and worsen the nerve damage. Sperm leakage in urine: harmless washout vs the kind that needs treatment So how do I sort the worried-well from the men who need a work-up? I run through four patterns. Sperm leakage in urine — how to tell the harmless kind from the kind that needs treatment Type of leakage What you notice Usual cause Does it need treatment? Post-sex / post-masturbation Cloudy first urine after ejaculating Urethra washing out — normal No — reassurance only “Automatic” / overnight Sperm in morning urine after nightfall Overflow / nightfall release No — counselling if anxious Dry orgasm + cloudy urine Climax but little or no semen out front Retrograde ejaculation (diabetes, tamsulosin, surgery) Yes — post-orgasm urine test + meds Constant dribble + discharge Ongoing leak, odour, burning on passing urine Possible infection / prostatitis Yes — STD screen + urine culture Dr Shah’s clinical observation In my clinic, in roughly 8 out of 10 men terrified about “sperm in my urine,” there is no disease at all — just urine washing out the urethra after sex. Of the worried minority who do have true retrograde ejaculation, well over half are men I then diagnose with previously unsuspected diabetes — the leaking sperm was the first clue. Even for them, most get their forward ejaculation back on tablets alone, without surgery. Retrograde ejaculation: when the semen goes backward I explain it like this. Picture the bladder neck as a one-way valve. At orgasm, it clamps shut so semen can only go forward, out through the penis. In retrograde ejaculation, the valve fails to close — so the semen is pushed backward into the bladder, and you ejaculate little or nothing out front. It leaves later, harmlessly, in the urine — so men notice cloudy urine after a strangely dry orgasm — the situation where no semen comes out when you ejaculate. That dry orgasm is the tell-tale clue I look for. The drivers are the same three: diabetes, tamsulosin, and previous prostate or bladder-neck surgery
Semen Culture & Sensitivity – When to do & when not to?
Men’s Health Blogs Semen Culture & Sensitivity When to do & when not to? Vanakkam namaste and welcome to Dr. Shah’s Clinic, my name is Dr shah, and I am a Consultant Andrologist. In this blog post, I am going to answer 2 Cardinal questions on semen culture and sensitivity that I commonly hear from my patients. The first question, when you should not do a semen culture and sensitivity? The second question, when you should do a semen culture and sensitivity testing? So at the outset, we must understand that semen is basically made out of fluid contributed from different body organs. These are namely, prostate, the seminal vesicles, the testis and lastly epididymal fluid. And all these fluids in different parts of the male reproductive tract mix and come out through a common pathway that is the penile urethra. (the same path through which urine also flows) So it is not surprising to see bacterial growth in semen when a routine semen culture and sensitivity testing is done for male factor infertility patients. A number of fertility doctors and infertility experts routinely recommend patients to take a semen culture and sensitivity testing, when they come to the clinic for an infertility evaluation. However, large scale professional societies and scientific publications. have clearly suggested that routine testing of semen culture and sensitivity is not required. Moreover, these recommendations seem exceedingly sensible because when semen culture and sensitivity are ordered, the primary assumption is that bacterial growth in the semen affects sperm parameters. So, what eventually happens is that on doing the test we tend to culture bacteria that may be commensal by nature ( a commensal organism is an organism that is found normally in the particular body area or fluid). Since there are commensal organisms in the urine, it’s not surprising to find the growth of organisms in the semen. Some common organisms that are cultured include Streptococcus, Peptostreptococcus, E. coli, and Staphylococcus. Doctors then tend to put patients on 1 month or 2 months of antibiotic therapy. The joke though is that antibiotic therapy in itself can lead to low sperm motility. Not just that, close to over 250 to 300 medications have been associated with lower sperm quality. Indiscriminate medical therapy can definitely impair male fertility potential. Sadly a large number of Specialists seem to forget this fact when treating patients with male factor infertility. Dr. Shah Dupesh Consultant Andrologist & Sexologist Ready to improve your Reproductive Health? Discuss your concerns in a private setting and get personalized guidance tailored to your needs. Book a Call Book a Call So, should a semen culture be done routinely for all patients? The answer is definitely no A simple semen analysis is usually more than adequate. Also, should seminal infections be treated with antibiotics routinely? here again, the answer is no However, when should a semen culture and sensitivity be done for all patients? Only if the patient has clinical symptoms like burning sensation while passing urine, fever pain during ejaculation, and lastly blood in the semen. Moreover, this is because the patient might have had sexual exposure with an unstable partner or multiple partners. Visiting a sexologist makes sense! Furthermore, we also know that some sexually transmitted diseases like Chlamydia and Gonorrhea need active treatment because they severely impact male fertility if left untreated. There are also numerous other infections that can cause permanent testicular damage Subscribe to our Newsletter So in all patients where there are clinical symptoms semen culture and sensitivity is definitely recommended. Another bonus fact is that some studies have looked at the bacterial growth in the semen of both fertile men as well as infertile men. What they have found is that no specific organism could be associated with impaired sperm parameters. The truth is the function of most of these bacteria in semen remains to be discovered. There are approximately 10 ^ 7 bacteria per ml of semen. That means there are more bacteria than sperm in the semen. Most importantly, the association between male factor infertility and the growth of commensal organisms in the semen has not been established in the pathogenesis of male factor infertility. To re-emphasize the take-home points today are Routine semen culture sensitivity is not required for all patients Antibiotic treatment for commensal organism growth in semen is not required Semen culture and sensitivity only required for patients with clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection I hope you enjoyed reading this short blog post. Keep watching this space for more please share this article with all your friends and loved ones. This is Dr. Shah, Consultant Andrologist in Chennai. Wishing you a happy and prosperous health References https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ articles/PMC4567295/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/21726934 Related Blogs Recent Blogs Having more doubts? Consult with our doctor Consult with Dr. Shah Leave Your Comment Cancel Reply Logged in as Dr Shah Dupesh. Log out? Δ
How To Increase Sperm Motility Fast ?
Men’s Health Blogs How To Increase Sperm Motility Fast ? So, if you are on this page, you are probably looking quick tips on ‘how to increase sperm motility fast’. I mean, really fast. This is Dr. Shahconsultant andrologist and sexologist. In this post, I am going to share with you some foods for healthy sperm motility, that you can take today!. The truth is, the medical industry is flooded with medicines to increase sperm count and motility. However, the truth is most of these medicines for sperm motility do not actually work. Moreover, some medicines for sperm motility actually lowers the overall motile sperm percentage. Thus, if you are trying to improve sperm count or sperm motility, following the right treatment strategies is a must. But before we discuss the tips, let’s try to understand a bit about normal sperm motility What is normal sperm motility? The normal sperm motility as estimated by the WHO from a large cohort of fertile fathers falls in the range of 31% to 36%. Now, remember this is a range, and moreover, this does not mean that fathers with values lesser than 31% cant have babies. What this essentially means is that the time to pregnancy may take slightly longer. That’s about it!. Thus, for all practical purposes, if the measured sperm motility is equal to or greater than 32%, then the sperm motility is considered to be normal. Now, what actually causes low sperm motility?. We will answer that below What causes low sperm motility? Low sperm count and motility are vexing issues. Moreover, they technically impair or reduce the chances of pregnancies occurring naturally. Common causes of low sperm motility include. While, some are correctable causes of male infertility, some others are much harder to treat. Oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species Lack of sleep Smoking and Alcohol abuse Medications like antibiotics and host of other prescription drugs Lifestyle factors and morbid obesity Testicular infection and testicular trauma Hormonal deficits and imbalances Genetic causes Therefore, treatment strategies of course ultimately depend on the cause. Now, let’s answer the crucial question on how to increase sperm motility fast? Dr. Shah Dupesh Consultant Andrologist & Sexologist Ready to improve your Reproductive Health? Discuss your concerns in a private setting and get personalized guidance tailored to your needs. Book a Call Book a Call Tip 1 – Get 8 hours of sound sleep In a Danish study of 953 men, a significant association between sleep disturbances and semen quality was found. Men with less than 7 to 8 hours of peaceful sleep reported reduced sperm count and also reduced the production of morphologically normal sperm. Hit the bed on time and definitely sleep for about 8 hours minimum to improve sperm motility fast. Avoid working late into the night. Tip 2 – Reduce Alcohol or better STOP it altogether In an interesting study done on over 67 men, ethanol was added to the semen. What these researchers found was that, on adding alcohol to semen, sperm tail defects started appearing and moreover, sperm shape abnormalities also occurred. Furthermore, sperm velocity significantly decreased. Want to know how to increase sperm motility fast? Quit alcohol. Simple. Moreover, alcohol intake is also strongly associated with erectile dysfunction and a host of other sexual health problems. Tip 3 – Stop Smoking. Its not worth it I have been a practicing andrologist and sexologist for a very long time. I get patients who frequently tell me that they smoke just 1 cigarette a day. Moreover, they tell me that it’s very very less. Not just that, they all seem to have a bunch of smoker friends who had absolutely no problems with fathering a child. The truth, is different. Smoking impairs sperm motility and sperm DNA integrity. It’s also bad for your heart and lungs. Didn’t you see it in the movies? A reminder below A recent study has found that sub-fertile smoking men frequently have lower sperm count, sperm motility, morphology, and lastly poorer sperm DNA integrity. Quit smoking if you are trying for a child. Tip 4: – Optimize your body weight The thing is… if you are trying for a child, you definitely need to lose those extra kilos. However, losing weight is not guaranteed to improve sperm motility, it is something you should definitely try. Since your overall health is a marker of the health of your sperm. At our clinic, from our own experience, we have seen numerous patients who have had a significant improvement in sperm motility after losing just 10% of their body weight. Try to target a BMI within 25kg/meter squared. It’s worth it!. A recent study also suggest that weight loss improves sperm’s overall DNA integrity. Tip 5:- Lower Stress with Exercise Studies have clearly suggested that, with stress, the body’s cortisol secretion goes up. Consequently, testosterone production falls. Since testosterone is a key hormone important for healthy sperm production, keeping your stress levels low is highly critical for improving sperm motility Tip 6:- Reduce Carbohydrate Intake One of the best ways to quickly improve sperm count and motility is to reduce the overall carbohydrate intake from your diet. Take lots of proteins and fats. Since, increased intake of carbohydrates is associated with the generation of advanced glycemic end products (AGE). Consequently, AGE are potent oxidative entities and can destroy the sperms plasma membrane. Thus, one of the most potent ways to increase sperm motility rapidly is to reduce overall carbohydrate intake. Aviod added sugar, milk and white rice were possible. Tip 7:- Avoid all sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB’s) A study done at the University of Rochester suggests on men found that in individuals were the overall intake of sweet beverages was more than >1.3 per day, sperm parameters were impaired. Reducing the intake of SSB can drastically improve sperm count and motility. There is one more bonus tip and this is really important. Read on below Subscribe to our Newsletter BONUS TIP 8 ON HOW TO INCREASE SPERM MOTILITY FAST Take folic acid!. at least 3 times a day. Folate is a proven
How To Know Sperm Count Without Test ?
Men’s Health Blogs How To Know Sperm Count Without Test ? Hi! This is Dr. Shah, Consultant andrologist in chennai and in today’s short post we are going to discuss on the question – “How To Know Sperm Count Without Test?” Now, I am sure you are aware of the fact that male infertility is rampantly rising all around the globe. But, most men, who come to a fertility clinic to meet and infertility specialist frequently shy away from any type of testing related to sperm or semen in general. However, you can’t blame them!! Furthermore, the feeling of discomfort further rises when these guys meet an infertility specialist who is not a female!. This is more so true in a conservative city like Chennai. Most men who come to me for an infertility evaluation are pretty open about their problems, yet, a small fraction of them ask me this question time and again… “How To Know Sperm Count Without Test?” Here is the honest answer… There is no accurate way to determine the exact sperm count without a proper and full-fledged semen analysis! Sorry to disappoint, but that is the absolute truth!. I swear! There are numerous sperm check at home kits being sold online that claim to tell if your sperm count test is normal Sadly That is very, very, I mean very far from the truth Just remember, that none of these kits can ever guarantee your ability to father a child!. Sadly, none of these at home kits that claim to assess sperm count are sensitive or specific enough to detect zero sperm count specifically. Dr. Shah Dupesh Consultant Andrologist & Sexologist Ready to improve your Reproductive Health? Discuss your concerns in a private setting and get personalized guidance tailored to your needs. Book a Call Book a Call However, there are few kits that are sensitive enough for sperm counts up to 2 million/ml, I will reserve my judgment on them. The semen analysis test even for a single male can change from place to place and time to time. I only recommend doing a proper semen analysis as per the WHO 2010 Laboratory andrology guidelines from a well-certified lab I good report usually will give you the following metrics on your semen Sperm count The Sperm motility along with three subtypes as follows a) sperm progressive motility b) sperm non-progressive motility c) immotile sperm The Sperm morphology and other types of sperm defects Vitality of sperm Semen Volume, ph and a host of other data And, that is not the end of the story! Every man who ever has a semen analysis should get a clinical workup that includes an in-depth male history taking and also a thorough physical examination of his testis size and other reproductive organs At this juncture, I should also tell you that your semen is a very complex fluid. Every parameter of semen, and especially the sperm count, motility and morphology can change from one report to another. Anything about Sperm biology usually is darn confusing!. Lastly, What is the normal sperm count? That is about 15 million sperms per ml of semen!. Just remember that, the next time you look at your test results. Oh… And do not get upset if you get a bad result, just get it rechecked in a proper well-certified andrology laboratory! Subscribe to our Newsletter I hope you enjoyed this short read on… “How To Know Sperm Count Without Test?” This is Dr. Shah, Consultant in Male Infertility & Sexual Health, Do drop in your questions in the form below! References Sperm Fertility check at home article Semen analysis and spermiogram as per the WHO 2010 Get in touch with us below Dr Shahs Clinic for Male Infertility & Sexual Health Address: No 21, Sree Kalki Aparrtment, Bazullah road, T-Nagar, Chennai – 600017 Ph: 9790783856 TAGS: HOW TO KNOW SPERM COUNT WITHOUT TEST, MALE FERTILITY, MALE INFERTILITY, SEMEN ANALYSIS, SPERM COUNT Related Blogs Recent Blogs Having more doubts? Consult with our doctor Consult with Dr. Shah Comment (13) Godwin says: February 11, 2024 at 10:03 pm Edit Doctor I want to ask please What are the remedies, treatments and medications for Premature ejaculation and Erectile dysfunction? Reply Dr Shah Dupesh says: February 16, 2024 at 9:59 am Edit Please do call me on 9790783856 Reply Raheel says: October 12, 2023 at 12:37 am Edit Hii dr. Shah, i hope you are fine and this comment will reach out to you. I am facing this prone masturbation issue since 3 to 4 years now. When i fall asleep during midnight prone masturbation is happening and as a result ejaculation is taking place. Please i request you to tell me how to abstain or avoid prone masturabtion & to which counsellor should i meet to tackle this. I am unable to stop prone masturbation, i am depressed. Please help me Reply Dr Shah Dupesh says: October 13, 2023 at 3:59 pm Edit Please drop me a call on 9790783856 Reply Chethan says: September 24, 2023 at 9:12 am Edit Hello sir my semen analysis shows 8-10 hpf pus cells present in semen and liquification time is >90 min and viscosity has increased. Overall results says NORMOZOOSPERMIA WITH GENITAL TRACT INFECTION WITH INCREASED VISCOSITY. Do i require treatment? Reply Dr Shah Dupesh says: January 24, 2024 at 3:52 pm Edit Please call me on 9790783856 Reply Will says: September 12, 2023 at 7:34 am Edit Hi, for the past few weeks there has been semen or prostate fluid in my urine almost every night. This is not from retrograde, neither from medication. This is really draining my energy. How can I stop this please help. Reply Dr Shah Dupesh says: September 14, 2023 at 6:01 pm Edit Hi will, I can help. Please drop me a call on +919790783856 Reply Chloe says: September 10, 2023 at 2:43 am Edit I had a depo injection on January or I think it’s February as I remembered and I’ve not took it since I only took once in my life. Can I still get pregnant
What Happens If We Take Out Sperms Everyday ?
Men’s Health Blogs What Happens If We Take Out Sperms Everyday ? In today’s post, I am going to answer a few common questions that I see in my practice on daily basis. As a practicing Chennai sexologist among the most common question, I get from my patient’s is dear doctor, what happens if we take out sperms everyday!. Will I become infertile?. Will I lose my sperm? Let me try to answer this step by step. So let us first discuss on the first question below What happens if we take out sperms everyday? The answer is YES & NO! Confused? It’s time you know the exact science or exact effects of taking out sperm daily. First, let us look and understand the harmful effects of masturbation. So is jacking off bad for your health?. It is if you do it 2 to 3 times a day. Interestingly taking out sperm daily twice or thrice can lead to physical exhaustion a general sense of tiredness and also a weakness. This is understandable because masturbation like sexual intercourse actually burns calories! and therefore energy Teens and youngsters, who are growing up are more so inclined to explore their sexuality. The frequency of sexual thoughts/day approaches as high 10 to 20 times on average (from our clinic’s data). Our society is also pretty conservative on sex education, consequently this only increases the curiosity of youngsters to find out and explore their bodies from a sexual viewpoint. Sex, after all, is hardwired into our Brain! The other issue that we must discuss here is masturbation addiction. Sometimes, if you take out sperms every day or masturbate every day, you may get addicted to it. Eventually, a lot of teens come to my clinic with compulsive masturbatory behavior which is hard to treat. They are also addicted to porn. Consequently, they become so engrossed in the act, their studies and other professional goals take a hit. Addiction is among one of the harmful effects of masturbation I have had patients, who lost their job or quit college because they felt, that they were suffering from over masturbation side effects Dr. Shah Dupesh Consultant Andrologist & Sexologist Ready to improve your Reproductive Health? Discuss your concerns in a private setting and get personalized guidance tailored to your needs. Book a Call Book a Call So should you take out sperms every day? So what happens if we take out sperms everyday ? I think it is a choice ultimately. If you feel you can maintain control and are able to get on with it, then proceed, if not just focus your efforts on developing a hobby. After all like the saying goes… Now…lets move on to the most interesting section of this post.. MASTURBATION MYTHS: MYTH 1 – There are lot of benefits of masturbation in the morning That couldn’t be farther from the truth, there is no scientific evidence to conclusively state that taking your sperm out in the morning is beneficial as compared to the evening. From our clinic’s data on 324 men with early morning masturbation, we found that most of them felt subjectively tired and were only taking our their sperm out of compulsion. They did not enjoy doing it one bit! MYTH 2 – Masturbation has effects on the face and releasing sperm daily causes pimples Again this is a bad joke.. There is absolutely no scientific evidence to suggest that masturbation leads to acne. Over 90% of teenagers will develop acne anyway. That is simply because of junk and the only food they tend to eat and not to mention, our environment is nowhere as clean as it used to be. MYTH 3 – Does masturbation cause low sperm count? Again a highly misinterpreted fact, the answer is No. Daily ejaculation will not reduce a man’s sperm count, sperm motility or sperm quality one bit at all. Sperm quality and quantity both for an individual is highly variable. On an average, a healthy individual will produce over 2500 sperms/minute and masturbation will not deplete your testicular sperm reserve! MYTH 5 – Does daily sperm removal cause memory loss? No, No and No. Will it change your sexual thought patterns. That it will. Whether that’s good or bad is something you have to take a call on. There are no scientific studies to suggest that daily masturbation leads to loss of memory Subscribe to our Newsletter So to summarize, what happens if we take out sperms every day? Nothing as long you do not feel addicted or get addicted to the habit You may feel some exhaustion or tiredness, try to avoid masturbation in the morning Ejaculation is ejaculation no matter by what means you achieve it. It may be differently perceived by your mind but to your body, it is the same How many times should you masturbate per week?. There is no right number, I would suggest you do it as and when you like but keep control of your sexual thoughts and behavior The best way to avoid releasing sperms daily is by engaging in a hobby you are passionate about. Remember, masturbation is still any day better than going out with someone you do not know. Over 94% of all men and at least 50 to 80% of women masturbated at least once in their lifetime. Why feel guilty then?. Do it but keep strict control. Last of all, taking sperms out daily is definitely not associated with loss of hair, acne, loss of memory and/or baldness Sadly this habit and the industry behind it is also being misused to sell numerous medications online that claim to help you break the habit, as well as improve your sperm quality. Remember two things, the first is that, taking your sperm out does not in principle reduce your sperm count in any way!. It does not in anyway reduce your semen quality and/or fertility. Never ever take any medication for masturbation. There a lot of scam artists selling medicines that claim to cure masturbation addiction online. You are better off being addicted rather