Do Ice Baths Improve Sperm Health & Fertility? | Dr. Andrew Huberman

I should mention those studies are done in humans to support the use of deliberate cold exposure . But again , if you're going to use deliberate cold exposure to improve sperm quality , can it work ? Yes , indeed , it can work either indirectly by increasing testosterone or directly by improving sperm quality .

Do Ice Baths Improve Sperm Health & Fertility? | Dr. Andrew Huberman

So they're not just temperature related . It's pretty clear that using deliberate cold exposure can be healthy for the sperm because of the ways not that cold directly supports testosterone or sperm quality , but rather because cold reduces heat . Ok .

Do Ice Baths Improve Sperm Health & Fertility? | Dr. Andrew Huberman

So ease into it , be safe . But it does appear that both for men for reasons I talked about a few minutes ago and for women that deliberate cold exposure can be beneficial for fertility and for hormone production . But in particular for females , in terms of regulating cortisol and for hormone production .

Do Ice Baths Improve Sperm Health & Fertility? | Dr. Andrew Huberman

Therefore , reducing temperature is good . Likewise , with females , deliberate cold exposure can be good for the overall fertility process . Not because cold is good for the ovary or being cold is good for the ovary or for luteinizing hormone or for follicle stimulating hormone or anything else like that .

Do Ice Baths Improve Sperm Health & Fertility? | Dr. Andrew Huberman

So any discussion about heat and sperm and how heat is detrimental to sperm has to raise this issue of whether or not cold is good for the testicle . Ok .