It is best for infertile men not to take hot water sitz baths

For patients with chronic prostatitis, a moderate hot water sitz bath can promote prostate blood circulation, and have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. However, if the temperature is too high, that is, exceeds or reaches the normal temperature of the human body, the scrotum will be in a warm state, causing the scrotum temperature to rise, thereby affecting the scrotum's heat dissipation function, causing the testicle temperature to rise, inhibiting spermatogenesis, and causing dead sperm, bringing adverse consequences to reproductive health.

For infertile patients or men of childbearing age, even a 35-degree Celsius hot water sitz bath for a long time is a major threat to the spermatogenesis function of the testicles. Therefore, although hot water sitz baths are beneficial for patients with chronic prostatitis, young, infertile men are advised not to use this method.

If you must use it, the water temperature should not exceed 35 degrees Celsius, the sitz bath time should not exceed 15 minutes, and be sure to hold up the scrotum with your hands to reduce the damage of hot water to the spermatogenesis function of the testicles.