Okro, also known as the "ladies finger" is a flowering plant in the mallow family. it is very nutritious as it is highly rich in carbohydrate, vitamins, water, and protein.

Although, it is very nutritious, studies have shown that it may be dangerous to men as it can cause infertilty. Okro has aunique substance called "GOSSYPOL". Gossypol inhibits sperm production and motility by blocking several enzymews that are highly important in energy metabolism in sperm  and sperm producing cells.

Gossypol has been used as a male contraceptive for years in china. some clinical research were conducted in regards the effectiveness of gossypol as a contraceptive in 1986 and 1990 in china and Brazil respectively. The studies showed that gossypol lowered the number and motility of sperms and made small percentage of men infertile permanently.

Gossypol may also cause menstrual irregularity in women. it has also been linked to hypokalemia and also damage to red blood cells leading to heamolytic anaemia.

Conclusively, Okro in higher amount is not recommended in people with following conditions:

Anaemic people
athletes
Infertile men undergoing medical investigation and treatment.
women who complains of irregular menses.

Source:http://sakajoe..com.ng/2016/09/why-you-should-not-eat-okro-if-you-male.html?m=1

Cool.

Okro and Stew always on point.

Please don't tell me what to eat in this economic situation. Every food na food now except rice

Yea it's truth have read about it before.

Op I got this on google as well....

Okra and okra seeds contain trace amounts of
gossypol, a polyphenolic aldehyde with male
contraceptive properties that is also found in higher
concentrations in cottonseed. The amounts present
in okra seeds are too low to have any noticeable
effect even if you ate an enormous amount in one
sitting.

Concentrated gossypol tablets have been tested as a
male contraceptive but generally found to be too
dangerous. There isn't a big difference between the
dosage of gossypol required for temporary
contraception and dosages that cause permanant
sterility, potassium deficiency, and paralysis- and it
would be impossible to regulate this dosage if you're
eating unprocessed seeds.
In short, okra seeds are not an effective, safe or
reliable method of contraception.

I love okro soup and I cook it and make it rich for consumption... I wouldn't want to stop eating coz of infertility!... Haba!

themonk:
Please don't tell me what to eat in this economic situation. Every food na food now except rice

Lol.. Aswear down.. Okro's been safin life sinz 01BC.

nice piece

Naija guys abeg relax and eat your Okra. That gossypol is ineffective. Nothing go do your sperm.

My great, great, grandfather favorite soup na Okra. As a matter of fact, legend have it that he go sometimes roast plenty Okra dey cum walk around dey chew like kola nut. You know how many pikin him get? –15!


So forget this shiit and enjoy. No shaking.

what would kill you would kill you

Chai!

But my Papa dey eat am, come give my Mama belle six times.

Moderation is the key word. Even cholesterol has its own benefits.

shey na dis kain buhari regime pesin go still dey select soup to eat. hungry neva wire u dats y u no go chop okro

I have heard this before.....

My fav soup..chai!

So op his telled me that am not sopose too be eaten okroo vejitabu soop are u whant too telled me whot too eaten?



Mtcheeeeeeeeeee nosense poste

oyinbo pple nd formulations gossypol ko ammapol ni

The quacks are at it again, if I listened to half of you locos I wouldn't be able to eat anything but eggplants(yuck)! Besides we are Africans, the damages of Okra can be corrected with a daily dose of Alomo bitters or other herbs. Life is too short to deprive oneself of delicious ila alasepo

wetin we no go see for this hunger period

Lol. Okro wey cheap pass other vegetables. Especially for this economy wey we dey so... Omo chop okro dey go chop am with eba or semo



Abeg. Na too much of everything no good joor. Next go be "jollof rice no good for consumption"

Na lie. Because it's my favourite Soup. I can't stop eatin it.

IncredibleJoe:


Source:http://sakajoe..com.ng/2016/09/why-you-should-not-eat-okro-if-you-male.html?m=1

story!! that does not mean I'll fear to eat my favorite vegetable

If all these research about okro causing infertility in men was really true the way I have been hearing it since my uni days, my dad should not av had a single child, but the man has 6 already and if u still doubt his fertility at his above 55 age, u can donate ur sister for experiments. #fear mongering post. #walks out of thread

Ok. Thanks for the info.

China and fake Okro is like 5&6

Big lie! In my house,we chop okro pass any soup. My papa born me,meself don born pikin.

point 1... So I shouldn't eat it because It's lady finger. abeg who sells okro here, I wan buy cook and eat for ontop Nairaland.

Who dey eat am before?

If we want to follow everything we read on the internet...
I'm not sure we'll be eating again.....