Frequent Ejaculations Can Boost Sperm Quality, Study Suggests
Key summary
Research study analyzed semen data from published studies meta-analysis of 115 published studies with nearly 55,000 men.
Sperm found that sexual abstinence increased ejaculate volume but reduced sperm quality abstinence increased sperm count but reduced quality measures.
Observed decreases in sperm motility and viability and increases in sperm DNA damage during storage motility, viability and DNA damage worsened after storage during abstinence.
Identified oxidative stress and energy depletion as likely causes of sperm deterioration in storage two mechanisms identified: oxidative stress and energy depletion.
World Health Organization guideline noted WHO recommends 2–7 days of abstinence before providing a sperm sample, world Health Organization guideline is 2–7 days abstinence before sample collection.