HealthWhy are men trying to boost their sperm count?

Wellness influencers are promoting unproven ways to increase sperm counts, including loose cotton boxer shorts, icing the testicles, blood transfusions to “clean” microplastics from the body and eating raw garlic. Fertility-related hashtags on TikTok and Instagram draw hundreds of millions of views, while US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr says male fertility is in drastic decline, partly because of unhe…