You may want to think twice about a nice hot sweat in the sauna next time you’re at the gym. A recent study found that men who went to a sauna for 15 minutes twice a week for three months had a sudden drop in their sperm count after each sweat session. Worse still, normal sperm levels didn’t return for 6 months.

While the study didn’t see any long-term decline in sperm count, researchers advised against repeated sauna trips and other prolonged heat exposure like hot tubs and laptops. Testicles need to be kept at a temperature about 2 degrees less than your core, in order to produce healthy sperm.

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