Semen defects raise higher risk of death

Men with semen defects such as low sperm count, low semen volume, shape and motility anomalies showed greater risk of death compared during a study that lasted for eight years.

The researchers said that diabetes and smoking double the mortality risk and male infertility shows the same risk but while there are many studies on the two, the latter is relatively understudied.

The study shows that men who had two or more abnormalities were 2.3 times more at risk of death within the study period than men who did not have a semen defect.