If you think your partner is cheating on you , your Sperm is capable of letting you know for sure!
According to clinical sexologist , Dr . Lindsey Doe , up to 40 per cent of male ejaculate is made up of so - called ‘ kamikaze ’ or ‘ fighter sperm’ designed to prevent another man ’ s sperm from fertilising the egg .
When a man suspects that his partner is being unfaithful , the number of these aggressive sperm increases to tackle the perceived threat .
Explaining the phenomenon , Doe says , “ Researchers have looked into the microscope and seen that maybe we have what are called kamikaze sperm; killer sperm; fighter sperm.
“ This is because 40 per cent of sperm that is in an ejaculate are actually designed to fight off another man ’ s sperm.”
This means the fighter sperm isn ’ t designed to fertilise the egg . Instead, it’ s included purely to prevent another male ’s sperm from doing so .
Dr . Doe describes this method of preventing other sperm from reaching the egg as ‘ blocking .’
The fighter sperm use their tails as coils to set up traps by weaving them together to create walls and barricades .
Doe added that some fighter sperm would go and attack any sperm it sees as a threat in order to kill them .
These fighter sperm are referred to as ‘ kamikaze sperm.’
When males suspect their partners are not being monogamous , Doe said , their body will produce more ‘ fighter sperm’ as the threat is perceived to be greater .
This does the job of increasing the level of protection against sperm from other males ; but it can significantly reduce the number of sperm whose job it is to fertilise the egg and therefore reduce the chances of the female getting pregnant at all .
However , Dr. Doe did explain that this theory , known as sperm competition , is under debate and some deny happens at all.
According to clinical sexologist , Dr . Lindsey Doe , up to 40 per cent of male ejaculate is made up of so - called ‘ kamikaze ’ or ‘ fighter sperm’ designed to prevent another man ’ s sperm from fertilising the egg .
When a man suspects that his partner is being unfaithful , the number of these aggressive sperm increases to tackle the perceived threat .
Explaining the phenomenon , Doe says , “ Researchers have looked into the microscope and seen that maybe we have what are called kamikaze sperm; killer sperm; fighter sperm.
“ This is because 40 per cent of sperm that is in an ejaculate are actually designed to fight off another man ’ s sperm.”
This means the fighter sperm isn ’ t designed to fertilise the egg . Instead, it’ s included purely to prevent another male ’s sperm from doing so .
Dr . Doe describes this method of preventing other sperm from reaching the egg as ‘ blocking .’
The fighter sperm use their tails as coils to set up traps by weaving them together to create walls and barricades .
Doe added that some fighter sperm would go and attack any sperm it sees as a threat in order to kill them .
These fighter sperm are referred to as ‘ kamikaze sperm.’
When males suspect their partners are not being monogamous , Doe said , their body will produce more ‘ fighter sperm’ as the threat is perceived to be greater .
This does the job of increasing the level of protection against sperm from other males ; but it can significantly reduce the number of sperm whose job it is to fertilise the egg and therefore reduce the chances of the female getting pregnant at all .
However , Dr. Doe did explain that this theory , known as sperm competition , is under debate and some deny happens at all.
