Is coffee harmful to men's sperm?

Coffee has become a synonym for white-collar workers nowadays. Coffee has a refreshing effect and has become one of the indispensable companions for many people who stay up late. But do you know that long-term coffee drinking is extremely harmful to human health. For example, men who drink coffee for a long time may suffer from sperm damage. Especially for prospective fathers who are preparing for pregnancy, they should pay attention to developing good living habits and drink less coffee.

Sperm is a mature male reproductive cell, formed in the testis. A mature human sperm is tadpole-like, about 60 microns long, and consists of a head containing parental genetic material and a tail with movement function. It is divided into four parts: head, neck, middle, and tail. Sperm is not only a cell that makes women pregnant, it also has a certain role for men.

Sperm is regulated by hormones. Sperm production is regulated by luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, as well as testosterone secreted by interstitial cells of the testicles. There is also the role of gene regulation. Sometimes the state of sperm is also a hint of the health of men. One is that the sperm deformity rate is relatively high. In fact, when men discharge sperm, there will be a certain proportion of deformed sperm. Generally, the proportion is low. If you find that the proportion of your deformed sperm exceeds 50%, this will generally affect your fertility. The second is oligospermia. In general medicine, the number of sperm in a man's semen is less than 20 million per milliliter, which is called oligospermia. If a man has too few sperm, it will seriously affect the pregnancy rate and also lead to male infertility. The third is hematospermia; the fourth is azoospermia. In this case, you should go to a regular hospital for examination and actively receive treatment.

Some men have the habit of drinking coffee. Some people wonder if coffee has an effect on sperm? In fact, it does. Coffee contains caffeine. Too much caffeine is a harmful substance to sperm cells. The amount of coffee you drink every day should not be too much. If you are a father-to-be who is preparing to have a baby, don't drink coffee or smoke. This will reduce the quality of sperm and even cause sperm deformity.

To protect sperm quality, you should generally pay attention to daily life, try not to sit or stand for a long time, do proper exercise, improve body functions, this is the effective way to improve sperm quality, and don't stay up late. If you are a man who is preparing to "make a baby", then you should pay more attention to diet and develop good living habits.