mountain dew... old wives tale

kennifer26 · February 2011

ok ladies so is the old wives tale about how the soda mountain dew lowers sperm count? my dh has a 1/2 case left over from a ski trip and i'm wondering if i should get rid of it so he doesn't drink it!

any thoughts?

Amomtomanyluvs · February 2011

I have heard of it, but I am fairly certain it is an false info. My ex DH drank mountain dew on a daily basis...it is practically all he drank (he was a restaurant manager through all my pregnancies and that is all he would drink...)

Anyway...he managed to produce plenty of spermies to father 3 children within the first month of trying...

HoneyBee111409 · February 2011

Haha... I was going to ask where that came from. My husband made a comment about Mt. Dew being a "sperm killer" and said that every guy knows this.

I have NEVER heard of that before... and seriously doubt it. So did everyone know about this "fact" except me??

HazelBee22 · February 2011

I have never heard this! I know that too much caffeine is something to avoid, but I haven't heard anything about Dew specifically. I would think its fine, as long as he doesn't drink the whole thing in a sitting.

RhodyMomToBe · February 2011

If he does drink it, make sure he counteracts it by drinking 1 ounce of cat urine to replenish those bad boys.

Alliecs11 · February 2011

Ummm, I would go with no truth...

that being said, it is def. not good for you, pop/soda, is so bad for you in general...

txags2000 · February 2011

It's Yellow #5... I've always heard that the dye Yellow #5 lowers sperm count, and it was always the joke with guys because that's the yellow that is in Mt. Dew. I'm pretty sure it's an urban legend, but as all PP have said, caffeine and sodas aren't that great for anybody anyway.

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