This question gets more traffic than any other boxers topic, so let’s be precise. We make boxers; we’re not doctors: but the research is public.
The studies
A 2018 Harvard study of 656 men found those who wore boxers had higher sperm concentration and total count than men who mainly wore tight underwear. The proposed reason is temperature: the testes sit outside the body to stay a degree or two cooler, and tight underwear keeps them warmer.
What it doesn’t say
It’s observational, the differences were modest, and plenty of other things. Heat exposure, smoking, weight, sleep. Matter more. Boxers are not a fertility treatment.
The practical takeaway
If you’re trying to conceive, loose and breathable is a sensible, free change to make. Cotton poplin boxers with a roomy leg are about as loose and breathable as underwear gets.
Talk to a doctor for anything beyond that. For the boxers, see the men’s rack.
Good to know
Fit: The cut is relaxed: a roomy leg that ends above mid-thigh, enough rise to sit where boxers should, and no fly. Which means no gaping when you wear them as shorts and one less seam interrupting the print. True to size under trousers, one up for lounging.
Sizing: Sizes run S to XL with a waist chart in inches and centimetres on every product page. Measure where your boxers will sit, just below the navel, and land in the middle of a range. Between sizes? Go one up if you mostly lounge and sleep in them, true to size for wearing under jeans.
Women’s rack: The women’s rack is cut for women, not scaled down from men’s: a slightly higher rise, a shorter leg and a waist that stays put. Black & White Roses, Maroon Umbrella, Vertical Boho, Spot the Panda, Snakes & Lads and White Nautical, in S–XL.
Quick answers
Where do I start?
The men’s and women’s racks on whatsdown.in. Sixteen men’s prints and a growing women’s rack, all at ₹400.
Do they have pockets?
One back pocket on every pair, men’s and women’s.
