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3. Male Infertility

A number of studies have shown that zinc supplementation can raise sperm counts (8-20 million per millilitre) in

men with low sperm counts and low blood levels of testosterone. Zinc supplementation also raised testosterone

levels in these subjects. In men with normal testosterone levels, zinc supplementation is less likely to increase

sperm count.16,17,18 Daily supplementation of 60 mg zinc per day has been used for this application.