[wordup] Coffee 'boosts male fertility"

[Adam Shand]

Via: Simon Horsburgh <simon.horsburgh at stonebow.otago.ac.nz>

I love the fact that dope makes the little blighters hyperactive rather
than lethargic...

From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3189224.stm

Coffee 'boosts male fertility'
By Ania Lichtarowicz
BBC health reporter in San Antonio, Texas

Drinking coffee makes sperm swim faster and could improve male
fertility.

The finding was announced by Brazilian scientists at the American
Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting in San Antonio, where the
effects of drugs on male fertility are under review.

Coffee can do more than just wake you up - it appears that men might
also be giving their sperm a kickstart by drinking just a few cups a
day.

This, research by a team from Sao Paulo University suggests, increases
sperm motility, which could potentially improve the chances of
pregnancy.

But caffeine appears to be the only drug that is good for sperm.

Tobacco has no effect on sperm quality but can lead to erectile
dysfunction, the same research has found.

Smoking marijuana, though, appears to be bad for sperm and can reduce
fertility.

Scientists at Buffalo University found regular smokers had significantly
less seminal fluid, and a lower sperm count.

Instead of making sperm slow down and relax, marijuana makes them peak
too early: they swim too fast and too soon - they literally burn out
before they reach the egg.
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