If you have been diagnosed with oligospermia, you have a low sperm count. This can affect your sex life as well as your ability to conceive a baby. There are a variety of causes for this condition and an equal number of treatments, some of which are natural. Although the natural treatments are effective, you should consider medical options if you do not see an improvement in your condition after a short period.
How to Increase Sperm Volume Naturally
Step 1
Reduce your stress. Stress hormones can destroy your sperm. Therefore, reducing your levels of stress can increase your volume of sperm. Some techniques that may work for you are meditation, deep breathing and moderate exercise. When exercising, do so with caution--excessive exercise can be detrimental to sperm.
Step 2
Change your eating habits. You are what you eat, so to speak. In other words, everything you eat affects you in some way, good or bad. This includes your sperm count. If your diet consists of processed foods that contain trans fats (e.g. baked goods, snack and chips) you will have a lower sperm count than a man whose diet consists of leafy greens full of vitamin E, organic fruits and vegetables and meats containing zinc. The difference between the two lies in the vitamins, minerals and lack of pesticides.
Step 3
Change your lifestyle. Smoking and alcohol consumption can have a profoundly negative impact on your sperm count. According to the doctors at MaleFertility.md, smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day may lower your sperm count, as does excessive alcohol consumption.
Step 4
Cool them off. Too much heat on your testicles can cause a drastic reduction in your sperm volume. Minor changes is all it takes to increase it again. Begin wearing loose-fitting clothes such as boxers rather than briefs; these allow air to flow more freely through your genital area. Also avoid anything hot such as saunas and hot tubs. Take showers rather than baths and when finished, place a cool cloth over your testicles to stimulate circulation of your sperm again.
Step 5
Space it out. Sperm need time to build up after ejaculation, especially if you ejaculate frequently. Therefore, refraining from intercourse and masturbation for two or three days in between each release gives your sperm volume time to increase.
Things You'll Need
- Meditation
- Exercise
- Healthy diet
- Loose clothes
