January 15th, 2020
Sperm are influenced by diet and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, in which healthy young men were fed a diet rich in sugar. The study gives new insight into the function of sperm,...
When frozen embryos are used during in vitro fertilization (IVF), the resulting children have a slightly higher risk than other kids for certain types of cancer, Channel News Asia reports evidence from Denmark suggests. Analysing health records of...Reproductive Medicine
The adverse effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy is well established and associated with several negative neonatal outcomes (such as low birth weight and preterm birth). It is also evident in some studies that the semen quality of men exposed...Reproductive Medicine
Over the last fifty years, a marked decrease in sperm count has been observed in the western world. But what about the situation in Switzerland? Up to now, no study had evaluated the reproductive health of Swiss young men. Researchers from the...
May 29th, 2019Men who delay starting a family have a ticking “biological clock” – just like women – that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to Rutgers researchers. The study reviewed 40 years of research on the effect of...
April 24th, 2019Older women are being exploited by IVF clinics “trading on hope”, the UK’s fertility watchdog has warned.
The Daily Telegraph quotes Sally Cheshire, chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) as saying those seeking...
A new experimental male oral contraceptive has been announced, called 11-beta-methyl-19-nortestosterone dodecylcarbonate, or 11-beta-MNTDC. It is a modified testosterone that has the combined actions of a male hormone (androgen) and a progesterone,...
February 13th, 2019Men who have smoked marijuana at some point in their life had significantly higher concentrations of sperm when compared with men who have never smoked marijuana, according to new research led by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The study,...
January 9th, 2019The US fertility industry remains largely unregulated and draws IVF patients from around the world seeking controversial services – not just sex selection, but commercial surrogacy, anonymous sperm donation and screening for physical...
November 14th, 2018There is limited literature addressing assisted reproduction in Africa, yet the continent’s societies are pronatalist, with immense social, economic and religious imperatives to reproduce, writes Amrita Pande, a lecturer in sociology at the...
South Africa, where cultural beliefs can be an obstacle for men seeking health care and for the physicians who provide it, has one of the highest male infertility rates in the world and the condition is associated with deep shame, according to a...Reproductive Medicine
A large North American analysis finds that higher levels of stress are associated with lower odds of conception for women, but not for men.
In North America, 20% to 25% of women and 18% to 21% of men of reproductive age report daily...Reproductive Medicine
Children conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other forms of assisted reproduction are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases which can have life-long health effects, Swiss researchers have found. The Independent reports...
August 22nd, 2018Men who most frequently wore boxers had significantly higher sperm concentrations and total counts when compared with men who did not, according to research led by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The findings of this study, conducted in the...
The inclusion of nuts in a regular diet significantly improves the quality and function of human sperm, according to results of a randomised trial which measured conventional semen parameters and molecular changes over a 14-week study period. The...Reproductive Medicine
An add-on treatment commonly offered to female IVF patients to improve their chance of success has been shown in a large randomised trial to be of no value. "Endometrial scratch," a technique whereby a small scratch or tissue biopsy is made to the...
