Increasing the temperature of the human scrotum by 2°C (i.e. ,near the normal body core temperature)and holding it there would
A)reduce the fertility of the man by impairing the production of gonadal steroid hormones.
B)reduce the fertility of the man by impairing spermatogenesis.
C)increase the fertility of the affected man by enhancing the rate of spermatogenesis.
D)have no effect on male reproductive processes.

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Spermatogenesis, the production of sperm in the testes, occurs at a temperature slightly lower than core body temperature. Increasing the temperature of the scrotum by 2°C would disrupt this process and impair spermatogenesis, thus reducing fertility.

Increasing the Temperature of the Human Scrotum by 2°C (I