Scientists reveal that television can affect fertility … – Hispan TV (press release)

View several hours of television a day can have serious consequences for male fertility.

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have found that frequent television viewing can affect male fertility, reports the journal American journal of Epidemiology ‘and released Tuesday by RT .

In a research conducted in order to determine the relationship between sedentary lifestyle and testicular function participated, between 2008 and 2012, 1210 Danish men who were healthy, they were subjected to a series test. The results show that the more time spent watching the worst television was the quality of his sperm.

The researchers

found that men who watched TV more than five hours a day had 37 million sperm per milliliter while that those who saw it hardly reached 52 million. More than five hours of television can reduce three times the density of sperm, noted scholars.

In addition, experts showed that men who spent more time watching television had lower testosterone levels. Those who spent the same time at the computer did not suffer the same adverse consequences.

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