Men who focus on enjoying themselves in the bedroom boast higher sperm count - Daily Mail

Couples trying to conceive should debar a ‘quickie’ and absorption connected enjoying themselves successful the bedroom, a survey suggests.

For men whitethorn boost their sperm number – and their partner’s chances of getting large – the much excited they are.

Sperm number was successful immoderate cases up to 58 per cent higher erstwhile researchers gave men virtual world (VR) pornography that made them consciousness similar they were taking portion successful the acquisition compared with video and printed explicit material.

While the survey made usage of pornography, a fertility adept progressive claimed it would use to sex, but admitted much probe was needed.

Commenting connected the results, co-author Allan Pacey, prof of men’s wellness astatine the University of Sheffield, said: ‘This survey reinforces the presumption that having bully enactment tin assistance couples trying to conceive a baby.

‘It is not conscionable astir having a quickie connected the time of the period erstwhile the pistillate is ovulating. There is increasing grounds men nutrient amended sperm samples for conceiving erstwhile they are much aroused.’

The study, published successful the diary Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, progressive 63 donors who supplied respective sperm samples successful a clinic.

It looked astatine the fig of swimming ‘motile’ sperm successful each sample, which are the champion denotation of fertility and whether they tin get a pistillate pregnant.

When men had not ejaculated for 14 hours earlier providing their sample, they produced 33million other motile sperm watching the VR pornography compared with the video version. This accrued their sperm number by 58 per cent connected average.

The evident effect of being much aroused was reduced erstwhile men had gone longer without ejaculating earlier the experiment, a well-known method which tends to summation sperm number anyway.

Researchers said they could not beryllium definite men did bask the VR pornography much oregon if higher sperm counts were linked to this, but said it was the ‘most likely’ explanation.