More sperm might mean a longer life for men


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Researchers find a link between a high sperm count and a longer lifespan for men. — Pixabay

Understanding semen quality and sperm count could be key to knowing how long a man will live, according to Danish doctors and scientists.

After studying samples from almost 80,000 men provided to a fertility clinic over five decades, the Copenhagen University Hospital team found that those with a “total motile sperm count of more than 120 million” could expect to see their lifespans shoot up by almost three years compared to men with a lower count.

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