What affects male fertility? Does stress play a role in male fertility?
Environmental degradation over the past 50 years is partly responsible for declining male fertility. Fertility is affected by diet and lifestyle, including regular consumption of certain prescription and recreational substances, caffeine, fried and processed foods, and exposure to excessive heat, radiation, and certain pollutants. Men can improve their fertility by reducing environmental and physical stressors. Varicoceles, prostrate infection, history of high fevers, hypothyroidism, and andropause also affect male fertility. See our Publications section for reading material that may be helpful in understanding male fertility and male reproductive health.
