Tight Trousers will Leave you Childless

Denzel Mwiyeretsi is a show-host on Urban TV and a presenter on XFM. He is also a former Big Brother Africa contestant. However, many people have come to know him more for his skinny outfit. Probably that is why he describes himself as a man with a great sense of style 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doctors advise men against wearing tight trousers

“Fashion is like age, it never stays the same. It is like good wine; with age, your fashion should ‘taste’ better. It is all about trying something new. I am adventurous and love to try new things (fashion inclusive) to make my life interesting,” says Mwiyeretsi.

 

“Two years ago, my sister told me that people would think I am gay because I had started wearing skinny outfits. But I developed a thick skin and just lived my life,” he says

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Mwiyeretsi’s consolation is that his girlfriend is supportive of his choice of outfit.

“People stare and question me about my outfit all the time, but those who are fashion- forward compliment my sense of style. Girlfriend often advises me on how to mix and match different items of clothing,” he says. 

 

But it is not only people around Mwiyeretsi who have problem with his style. Doctors, too, advise that men stay away from tight trousers. 

 

But the show-host will not hear of it: “Doctors also say drinking from plastics is dangerous. Have we stopped drinking bottled water or soda? Everything we do has risks. The good thing is I have not yet developed any illness from my style.” 

 

History of tight trousers

You will be thrilled to know that tight trousers are not totally a new style.

Fashion critic Keturah Kamugasa says it is an old style which has made a big comeback through skinny jeans. She adds that in the past, it was called “pipe”.

 

Tight-fitting trousers were first worn as a political statement by Sans-culottes, the radical left-wing partisans of the lower classes during the French Revolution, and they were called pantaloons. 

 

What started as rebellion was to become a big fashion statement in the 1950s. Drainpipes were mostly worn by rock’n’roll stars. It was during the 1960s that this trend caught on in the mainstream society. 

 

Later on, this fashion took over the whole ensemble. Narrow lapels, trousers and skinny ties became the epitome of elegance and style.

 

In the 1970s, young men were seen wearing ultra-tight trousers that flared out at the knee. The bell-bottom trend was born. In the 1980s, colour was introduced in men’s fashion. 

 

Brenda Nanyonjo, the chief executive officer of Miss Uganda, explains that by the noughties (2000s), especially during the era of colour blocking, lapels and slim-fit trousers for the guys were revived by international designers. Men’s fashion also took on more colour, leading to the recent trends that fit the modern fashion-forward man. 

 

Medical implications

Dr. Vincent Kafuuza of Friends Polyclinic & Ambulance Service says it is not just tight pants, but all tight clothing is not good for daily wear.

 

He explains that the body needs to breathe, which it does by sweating through the skin pores and this sweat is supposed to dry off easily. 

 

He says if one wears tight jeans or underwear, the sweat is trapped within the skin pores, and may later cause skin disorders like fungal infections, sores and rashes on the thighs and private parts.

 

“Men who wear tight trousers risk having their sperm count reduced. And sometimes, it may reduce to a point where a man is unable to make his wife pregnant,” he says. 

 

Kafuuza says tight trousers tend to push intestines upwards, which causes complications such as bulging and heartburn.

 

Tight pants hinder sperm growth

 While the normal body temperature is 37°c, the scrotum needs between 35.5°c and 36°c to operate normally.

Dr. Charles Kiggundu, a consultant at Mulago Hospital and Makerere University College of Health Sciences, says the temperature of testes could rise if the scrotum is squeezed on the body for a long time, for example if a man wears tight pants.

 

Dr. Lawrence Kazibwe of Mulago Hospital also says: “The testes are kept in a dangling sack (scrotum) because they  need to remain cooler than the rest of the body to keep the sperms in good condition.” 

 

However, this purpose may be defeated if a man wears tight trousers, which keep the scrotum in constant contact with the body, which is warm.

 

“Some men think ejaculation alone is enough to cause pregnancy, but fertilisation does not occur in the vagina. The sperms must swim through the fallopian tubes to meet the eggs. Therefore, they need to be strong and high in number to reach the egg for a woman to become pregnant,” Kiggundu explains.

 

“Imagine a situation where the sperms are few and weak! This means they cannot fertilise the female egg. So, you may ejaculate whenever you have sex, but no conception will take place,” he says. 

 

Abnormal and weak sperms, such as those without a tail, those with large, small, tapered or crooked heads and those with curled or double tails, are less likely to swim through the fallopian tubes to fertilise the egg.