consider they ’re meant to be some symbol of ultimate manfulness , ball are delicate little brats , are n’t they ? They attempt to kill you if you getkicked a bit too severely ; theycan’t copewitha little heatormagnets ; heck , youcan’t even havetoo much of agood timeif you do n’t want to adventure the trivial guys shriveling up and go bad on you .
Which attain it all the more strange that dudes so often seem hell - bent on coming up with new and inventive ways to torture their knacker . We ’ve hadballs - sunning with Tucker Carlson ; there was that uncanny trend ofteabagging soy sauce ; and now , we have – drum roll please – ICEBALLS .
No , we ’re not using some cool novel slang for the Winter Olympics , and we ’re not talking aboutthe German full term for a scoop of gelatoeither . This is spine - tinglingly literal : forat least a year now , some biohacking bros have been using methamphetamine hydrochloride packs and cold shower to cool their testicles – all in a bid for higher testosterone levels , improved sperm lineament , and a higher sex drive .
“ Because heat is harmful for sperm cell quality , and as my wife and I were trying to have a infant , I adjudicate to apply ice packs [ for a few seconds at a metre ] on my testicles during the 15 minutes I spent in the sauna , ” said Vlad , a filmmaker who , like Cher or Zendaya , eschews surnames .
“ At first , it was sort of uncomfortable , ” he toldVICE . “ But I rapidly grew fond of it , as it give you a overnice buzz and straighten out your thinker . ”
Now , it ’s sure true that too much heat is defective for your babymakers – that ’s really why they hang where they do , tempting fate in the nerveless air outside the body rather than nest at bottom at body temperature . But that does n’t entail going all Elsa on them is a overbold move either , urologist Lye Diwa told VICE .
“ Although there are small studies that would demonstrate to cold-blooded temperature and improvement in sperm character , there are no large clinical trials that would advise icing as a agency to ameliorate sperm count , ” Diwa said .
See , the testicles should ideally be cooler than body temperature – but only by about 2.5 ° C . That might mean a prissy duo of promiscuous underpants is a well idea , but you do n’t need to turn your nadgers into a couple of trial - icicle for them to operate at optimum mental ability .
“ Your testicles like the temperature a little cool than your normal body temperature . But be careful about trying to cool your testicles too much , ” points outHealthline . “ Avoiding blind drunk underclothing and pants , as well as prospicient soaks in a hot tub , can help you lower the risk of a low sperm reckoning cause by overheating . ”
Plus , there are endangerment to over - chill your tool . “ One big concern would be burns , ” warned Siim Land , an author and ball - icer whose preferred method acting is a simple glacial exhibitor on the undercarriage . Others , many of whomtake to Redditto recite their testicular travails with online chum , preferspecialized glob - cooling productsthat title to improve fertility , or just square - up slap an frappe plurality on the older apricots – but Land advises against this latter technique .
“ You credibly do n’t want to put the Methedrine gang directly on the skin , ” he say VICE . “ That can burn the skin if it ’s too cold . ”
But as flinch - inducing as that sentence sounds , there are still plenty of guy whoapparently swear bythis chilly routine – icy ballock , they say , has advance their modality and vigor levels , increased their libido , improved their sleep , and even reduced the rigorousness of their eczema . Could itreallyall be the placebo affect ?
Well , in brusque , yes . And even the pro - testicle - frost crowd seem to admit this : “ I would say ice your testes definitely works , but I would make indisputable that you ’re break all the other boxes if you want free burning results , ” said Alex Mikaelsson , an investment handler and Lucille Ball - icer , in VICE .
Which makes sense , right ? If you ’re cooling your balls every day while also living well , eating healthily , go to the gymnasium , and so on , you ’ll probably feel pretty good – but have ’s face it : it might not be the ball - cooling that’sentirelyresponsible for that .
Still , it ’s hardlythe worst thingthat ’s happened to nut in late years . And neither is it the weird way they ’ve been used to supposedly increase men ’s , hem , “ vitality . ”
What we guess we ’re say is this : icing your testicles may not do very much , but mind : at least it ’s not goat balls .
( Please , for the love of god , nobody tell Reddit about goat balls . )
