Inhibin and Temperature

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If increased temperature (bad for sperm count) decreases inhibit, which means FSH increases, why is sperm count lowered? Doesn't FSH promote spermatogenesis?
 
High temp = low sperm count. Sertoli stops secreting inhibin in an attempt to increase sperm count via FSH stimulation.
 
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