Evidence
What we can show you, and how sure anyone is about it.
Every claim on this site sits somewhere on a scale from well established to genuinely uncertain. This page says which is which, in the same words we would use with a clinician.
We will say this plainly and build a protocol on it.
We will act on it and measure whether it worked for you.
We will tell you it is not settled rather than imply a result.
Where zinc, B12, folate or vitamin D are genuinely low, correcting them improves sperm parameters in repeated trials. This is the least controversial thing we do.
Raised scrotal temperature from long rides, hot baths and laptops is consistently associated with worse motility and DNA integrity, and the effect reverses when the heat is removed.
Count, motility and DNA fragmentation improve in most trials, but the size of the effect varies a lot between studies and between men.
Losing visceral weight raises testosterone and lowers inflammation. The link to sperm parameters is real but slower and less direct.
Short sleep and chronic stress suppress the brain-to-testis signal. Well described physiologically; fewer trials measure sperm outcomes directly.
The evidence that antioxidant supplements increase live birth is rated very low certainty, and the largest single trial found no benefit. We do not claim this, at any dose.
Ratings follow the same logic as a GRADE assessment: consistency, effect size and how directly the outcome was measured.
- WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen, sixth edition (2021) — every reference range we print.
- Cochrane review of antioxidants for male subfertility — the source of the very low certainty rating on live birth.
- Standard Indian laboratory ranges for vitamin D, B12, ferritin, HbA1c and lipids, as reported by the partner lab that runs your sample.
Where your reporting lab uses a different range, that range takes precedence over ours. Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and none of it replaces a consultation with a clinician.
05 — A worked example
Every marker read on its own scale, tested twice.
One man’s report. Left number is where he started, right number is where he ended — that is the whole story, and there is nothing else to decode.
Was low. Corrected outright.
Less damage inside each sperm.
More of them actually swimming.
Fatty liver settling down.
Triglycerides back to normal.
Thyroid back where it belongs.
Sample figures, not a promise. What we commit to is measuring the same six things again on the same scale at the same lab — and showing you the comparison even when nothing moved.
07 — Straight answers
The questions worth asking us first.
Will this get my partner pregnant?
We cannot promise that, and you should be careful of anyone who does. What we work on is sperm quality and the things behind it. The evidence that antioxidants improve live birth is rated very low certainty, and the best single trial found no benefit. We would rather say that here than in the small print.
Why six months and not three?
Sperm you make today reflect roughly the last seventy-four days. Three months shows whether the direction is right; six shows whether it held. We measure at both, and we do not ask you to keep buying past the point where the numbers stop moving.
I have used steroids or TRT. Should I say so?
Yes, and it changes what we recommend completely. Anything that adds testosterone from outside switches off the signal that makes sperm, and no supplement works around that. Tell us and we will route you to a clinician instead of selling you a protocol that cannot work.
What happens to my data?
Your answers are yours. We do not need an account or a phone number to give you the report, sensitive answers are kept out of the shareable version, and you can delete your record at any time.
What if I already have a semen analysis?
Bring it. If it is recent and complete we will read it rather than repeat it, and start you at the panel that adds something new instead of charging you twice for the same numbers.
08 — Start here
Nineteen questions. Then we stop guessing.
Free, private, and it produces a real report whether or not you ever buy anything from us.
Men's sperm health, tested first.
Reference ranges follow WHO 2021 (6th edition) semen criteria and standard Indian laboratory ranges; your reporting lab's ranges take precedence where they differ. This service addresses sperm parameters and correctable contributing factors. It is not a diagnosis and it is not a guarantee of conception. Prescription medicines are provided only through a licensed clinician following consultation. Figures shown in the hero and proof sections are illustrative.