‘Spermmaxxing’: Social Media Influencers are Monetizing Male Fertility Anxiety

Share on Pinterest “Spermmaxxing” is the newest social media trend. Why are younger males so concerned with fertility? Image Credit: Irina Shatilova/Getty Images “Spermmaxxing” is one of the most recent social media “maxxing” trends. In this trend, men seek to increase their fertility through lifestyle changes and other approaches, such as eating raw garlic. “Maxxing” refers to maximizing almost anything and has become part of the broader trend in online culture. Social media is filled with trends that promise to help people “maximize” or “optimize” different aspects of their health and lives. From fibermaxxing to looksmaxxing and even ballmaxxing , there seems to be a “maxxing” trend for almost everything. Werthman: There’s quite a bit men can do. The evidence-based interventions include: And fifth, that these things are fixed — most lifestyle-driven fertility impairment is at least partially reversible with the right interventions.