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Do pain medicine lower sperm count?
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Unlikely: It may decrease sexual arousal but from my understanding prescription opioids do not physically lower sperm count.
Answered 5/19/2013
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No: Pain meds will not affect sperm count.
Answered 5/19/2013
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No: It may lower testosterone. I don't recall ever reading anything about lower sperm counts.
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