What effects can heat have on my ability to become pregnant or conceive a baby?
Your body functions best at an internal temperature of about 37˚C. If your body heats up in a hot environment, it can change how well you function and feel.
Working in a hot workplace can affect your overall health. More research is needed, but for some, it looks like heat can affect the menstrual cycle. Talk with your health care provider about heat in your workplace.
To be their healthiest, testicles need to be cooler than the rest of the body. Any increase in the temperature of the groin can affect how the testicles work and this can affect sperm.
This can include:
- working in a hot workplace (e.g., factory or bakery)
- jobs that involve long periods of driving
- using a hot tub or sauna
Heat can affect the amount of sperm, the ability of sperm to move and the shape of the sperm. Any of these changes could reduce the chance of conceiving a baby.
