How High Workplace Temperatures Are Impacting Male Fertility in India: What Can Be Done?

The study found that the majority of men who were exposed to high temperatures at their workplace—welders, dyers, blast furnace workers, and those employed in cement and steel factories—were more prone to infertility. This is because the additional environmental heat increases the temperature of the scrotum, causing a negative effect on sperm production. Over 12-18 million couples in India are diagnosed with infertility every year. AIIMS doctors say a one-degree elevation in testicular temperature leads to a 14% depression of spermatogenesis. Infertility on the rise among Indian men - The Times of India

Yes, physical factors of industries are really creating adverse effects on the human body. However, I don't think our industries are mature enough to understand these factors and take them into consideration.

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Hansa

Thank you for the update. I too read this article in TOI. I discussed with the company's doctor that wherever there is a heat stress hazard, we can include tests of sperm. In India, it is relatively easy, but overseas units of companies would find it difficult as medical tests by the company are treated as encroachment on employees' private life. However, there is a necessity for further R&D on the genesis of this problem.

Your expert advice, please.

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Sudhir