Stop Worrying, Good-Looking Dudes: Your Sperm Is Fine

You may have seen headlines over the past week proclaiming that handsome men have lower-quality sperm. If this made you panic because you happen to be a great-looking guy, you can stop. (If you're an un-handsome man who's been gloating—sorry.) This scientific study did say a few interesting things about Spaniards, Colombians, and cheekbones. But there was no bad news for good-looking men's swimmers. Using male students at the University of Valencia in Spain, researchers searched for connections between good looks and sperm quality. In a 2003 study, the same researchers had already found that more attractive males have better-quality sperm. Now they wanted to confirm that finding while adding a cultural element to the experiment. After weeding out men with facial hair and various diseases, the researchers were left with 50 subjects. They collected semen samples and photographed the men's faces from the front and side. The researchers also ...