Obesity in boyhood associated with infertility in men

12 May 2023


According to a paper published in European Journal of Endocrinology , childhood obesity is linked to an increased risk of male infertility post-puberty. The paper suggests that pre-pubescent obesity can result in shrunken testicles, which lowers the quantity and quality of sperm, leading to infertility.

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