The QUOR Journal

Testicular Temperature and Fertility: What the Research Actually Says About Heat, Fabric, and Sperm Health

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR The average man's fertility has been declining, measurably, for fifty years. In 2017, a meta-analysis published in Human Reproduction Update pulled to...

What OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Actually Means (and Why Your Underwear Should Have It)

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 tests finished textiles against a list of hundreds of regulated harmful substances. Here's what the certification actually verifies and why it matters for the fabric closest t...

The 100% TENCEL Inner Pouch: Why the Most Sensitive Part of Your Body Deserves the Cleanest Fabric

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR Most men's underwear is built around a single question. What's the fabric? That's the wrong question, or at least an incomplete one. The more importan...

Microplastics in Men's Underwear: Why Your Boxers Might Be Shedding Into Your Body

Microplastics in Men's Underwear: Why Your Boxers Might Be Shedding Into Your Body By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR In 2024, a team of researchers at the University of New Mexico anal...

TENCEL vs Cotton vs Bamboo: What Your Underwear Fabric Actually Does to Your Body

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR Most men give their underwear about as much thought as the air in their tires. It's there, it works, you buy more when the waistband starts to fray. B...

What to Wear in the Sauna (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

The underwear industry optimized for performance. But from a health standpoint, they've created a problem nobody's talking about. Here's what you should actually be wearing in the sauna.

How Heat Exposure Affects Male Fertility: What Every Man Should Know

By Andrew Havill, Co-Founder & CEO of QUOR You love the sauna. The recovery, the mental clarity, the deep sweat that makes everything feel reset. The research on sauna use for cardiovascu...