Melbourne: If men think that limiting sex will improve their sperm count, they are completely on the wrong side. If scientists are to be trusted, everyday sex will perk up their fertility.

A new research by Australian researchers, regular sex not only boosts male sperm quality but also helps those who suffer fertility problems to improve their chances of fatherhood.

Lead researcher Dr. David Greening of Sydney said, “Ejaculating more frequently, that is daily, improves sperm DNA damage in most men by a decent amount. Prior to in vitro fertilisation (IVF), for example, men are abstaining a lot more than normal and perhaps sperm DNA increases more than usual.”

“Men think if they abstain for longer times before, say, ovulation that their sperm will be better. There may be more volume and numbers but DNA damage may increase,” Mr. David added.

Actually, the scientists came to the decision after cautiously examining the sperm quality of about 42 men whose mates had either failed to get pregnant through with IVF or had repeatedly miscarried.

The group discovered that when those men had no sexual activity continue for three days, their sperm contained high levels of DNA damage. When tested another time after having sex every day for a week, the quantity of damage cut down by a third.

“Among those men whose fertility problems stem from genetic damage to their sperm rather than a low sperm count, abstaining from sex makes their difficulties worse,” Greening observed.

The results have been presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s annual conference in Washington.