Your son wants to wear boxers what should you do?

Answer 1

BOXERS, don't put your kids through the torture of briefs, they're too tight and they're bully magnets.

Dr. Robert Steele, MD, in an article on iVillage says:

"The common thought about underwear and its link to fertility problems has been just the opposite. Specifically, most people, including many fertility specialists, thought that boxer underwear was much less likely to cause decreased sperm numbers and mobility as compared to briefs because boxers allowed for the testicles to hang away from the body. The testicles have a core temperature slightly lower than the rest of the body. This decreased temperature is important for adequate sperm production. Theoretically, boxer underwear allows for a more "natural" position of the testicles, and thus a correct decreased temperature.

There are a couple of flaws in this reasoning.

1. Problems thought to be caused by briefs assumes that briefs actually do increase the core temperature of the testicles. Believe it or not, this has been studied in dogs who were placed in boxers or briefs and had their testicle temperature measured. No difference was noticed.
2. Even if the testicle temperature were raised, fertility difficulty due to the underwear assumes the temperature is raised high enough to cause problems. There does not seem to be any good evidence to suggest briefs do this.

I have one final reassuring thought. At nine years of age, mature sperm production is most likely minimal if existent at all. I think your forethought about his future fertility is admirable! And you are not alone. Several years ago, a study was published from Paris, France showing an alarming decrease in the number of viable sperm in men today. This has sparked some interest into looking for causes, however, the "underwear factor" is not something that seems to be playing a role. To be brief (pun intended), I suggest you let him choose the underwear he likes the most.

Good luck to you."

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Answer 2

There is no reason why boys should not wear boxers.

Answer 3

Yes, if they want to, most of their friends will be wearing boxers

Answer 4

yes he should wear underwear for many reasons (1) to hold your penis and balls in place (2) to protect you from getting goner (3) just because you are a boy

Answer 5

Umm their boxers, you should let him it is his choice unless he's talking about thongs or something like that.

Answer 6

Boxers. briefs are for people under 10 or over 50.

Seriously, do your penis a favor.

Answer 7

boxer breifs are the best.

i am a wonderful doctor and anytype of underwear but boxerbreifs are medically un-helalthy no matter what else you read.

Answer 8

no he should sleep nude

Answer 9

yes