Which is healthier briefs or boxers

A study from found that otherwise healthy ceramic-oven operators were twice as likely to have difficulty fathering children than their colleagues who worked in shipping. In another study, French bakers were much slower to impregnate their partners than men in a low-heat control group. A more recent invention , described in the International Journal of Andrology , used cool air instead of liquid. By the nineteen-nineties, researchers began to fret about underwear.

A study from followed two groups of men for several months: one group wore tight underwear and then, partway through the study period, switched to boxers; the other started out in boxers and later switched to briefs. All saw their semen parameters drop off in tight conditions. A similar study, conducted several years later, by different researchers, reached the same conclusion.

For the latest study, which appeared in Human Reproduction , researchers drew on data collected from more than six hundred and fifty men who sought treatment for infertility at the Massachusetts General Hospital at some point between and Blood tests measured the levels of hormones involved in the production of sperm.

And each man filled out a questionnaire that asked, among other things, what kind of underwear he typically wore. Slightly more than half the men wore boxers; the rest wore briefs, boxer briefs, bikinis, or other tight-fitting underwear. Chavarro and his colleagues found that men who mostly wore boxers had seventeen per cent more sperm and a twenty-five-per-cent higher concentration of them than men who preferred tight underwear.

The two cohorts showed little difference in the activity, morphology, or genetic integrity of their sperm. Boxers are the worst when it comes to function. Countless guys have fallen prey to the lack of privacy of these baggy underpants. The next moment they're hiding in shame because they accidentally exposed their snake out of the boxer to an unsuspecting stranger.

Not cool. Briefs are undoubtedly better than boxers. These tighty-whities leave your inner thighs exposed and the wrong fabric can easily cause chafing, especially while you are wearing briefs for long-periods. As such, briefs are great for protection and support. But for preventing exposure and chafing, they come up short. Boxer briefs offer the perfect balance between protection and freedom for your boys. Unlike briefs, boxer briefs keep your inner thighs covered, without getting too close.

As a result, your goods stay in place, never exposed, and you rarely, if ever, get chafing. It should also make you feel relaxed with the comfort of knowing that your crown jewels are getting the royal pampering they deserve. Supporting your gems is where briefs outshine the rest. Even just a lap of running could make your balls sticky and sweaty.

Boxers are the opposite of briefs. They leave your cherries dangling and you always feel as vulnerable as a low hanging branch of wild berries. This feeling is especially tough to shake for older men. On the other hand, boxer briefs can be uncomfortable, according to consumer research conducted by OG underwear brand Fruit of the Loom, which, you know, seems like an objective source that we should definitely trust.

Testicular torsion is also a concern for athletes due to a lack of ball support. Note: Do not do an image search. As you might guess, it hurts So athletes, you have your answer: Bring on the briefs, right? Uh, not so fast. Turns out that while briefs offer ball support and reduce chafing, they do make things a little hot and humid, creating just the kind of groin sauna that fungus enjoys.

If you do opt for briefs, choose moisture-wicking synthetic materials and be sure to shower and put on a fresh pair after working out. Is all this fungus talk skeeving you out?