Sperm quality

Of recreational users with normal semen before the cycle, 69.7 percent came in azoospermic or nearly so.

Also called Semen quality, Sperm count, Male fertility, Semen analysis, Sperm motility, Low sperm count

Who it's forAny man on TRT or a cycle who wants children.

The item

Three squares: proven in human trials. Two: a strong signal. One: early human data. Striped: the trials disagree.

Recovery Drive Metabolism Willpower

Buffs

Exogenous testosterone suppresses spermatogenesis, and recovery follows a predictable time course
Obesity lowers total sperm count and progressive motility, dose-dependently by class
Cigarette smoking lowers sperm count and normal morphology
Scrotal heating lowers sperm concentration and motility, reversibly
Semen volume, motility, morphology and DNA integrity decline with paternal age
A single semen sample carries a wide interval around a man's true value
Daily alcohol intake lowers semen volume and normal morphology
Former smokers read like never-smokers on semen parameters
Ending hot tub exposure multiplies total motile count in responders
A working laptop in the lap raises scrotal temperature by more than 2 C in an hour
hCG plus clomiphene shortens time to a normal count after a short steroid cycle
Sitting with the legs apart slows the scrotal temperature rise under a laptop
Intermittent heat exposure suppresses concentration more than consecutive exposure

Debuffs

Know firstAzoospermia on exogenous testosterone or anabolic steroids, and a normal blood testosterone alongside it
Know firstFailure to recover after long or high-dose steroid exposure, in a meaningful minority
Know firstRising sperm DNA fragmentation with paternal age and with chronic scrotal heat
ManageableMonths of suppressed count after a heat exposure that has already stopped
ManageableTotal motile count that does not recover after rapid surgical weight loss
ManageableFalling testicular volume during androgen exposure
MildCount and volume swinging with the number of days of abstinence
MildA low sample that reads normal on the repeat

“Come off the testosterone before you try for a kid, and get the count checked.”

Emergency: call 911.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Talk to a physician who has your history before you change anything.