Sperm samples collected from donors who used virtual reality pornography while providing sperm at a clinic had a higher total motile sperm count.
A total of 63 donors at a Danish fertility clinic provided 504 semen samples using virtual reality pornography or paper-based or video pornography for analysis for the research published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. Researchers found that samples collected using virtual reality pornography after the shortest period of abstinence contained an average of 33 million more motile sperm.
There were some significant variations in the findings, and the reasons for the improvement seen in samples provided following shorter periods of abstinence were unclear, said authors.
Author Professor Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at University of Sheffield and Progress Educational Trust trustee told the Daily Mail: 'This study reinforces the view that having good sex can help couples trying to conceive a baby.
'It is not just about having a quickie on the day of the month when the woman is ovulating. There is growing evidence men produce better sperm samples for conceiving when they are more aroused.'
