Men: ditch the hot bath, take a cool shower instead

NOT taking a bath may be one way to improve a man’s fertility — even though it might not endear him to his partner.

Men: ditch the hot bath, take a cool shower instead

A three-year pilot study of infertile men indicates that wallowing in hot baths or Jacuzzis may be part of the infertility problem.

Five of the 11 men saw their fertility soar after they ceased their exposure to ‘wet heat’.

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