Frozen eggs and sperm storage limit increased to 55 years
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The health secretary says it “will help turn off the ticking clock in the back of people’s minds”. BBC News – Health
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The health secretary says it “will help turn off the ticking clock in the back of people’s minds”. BBC News – Health
Infertility affects one in seven men of reproductive age worldwide. One idea for treating male sterility is spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) therapy. In this approach, sperm stem cells in the testis are transferred to a test tube, cultured and nudged into becoming fully fledged sperm. However, a key bottleneck has been identifying just the right… Read More »
By Jason Arunn Murugesu Sperm with an inactive portion of their tail actually swim fasterSebastian Kaulitzki / Alamy A human sperm can move up to 70 per cent faster if it has a lazy tail, a finding that could pave the way for new fertility diagnostic tests. Sperm cells use their tails to swim, though… Read More »
Well that’s new. A new study has found that healthy men who eat two tablespoons of concentrated tomato puree a day have better quality sperm. According to researchers, lycopene – a nutrient found in tomatoes – might just boost sperm quality. The study, conducted by the University of Sheffield in the UK, found that taking… Read More »
By Michael Le Page Children can feel long-term effects from their father’s behaviourNoemi Siccardi/EyeEm/Getty Would-be dads take note. Lifestyle choices from smoking to exercise to wearing tight underpants lead to subtle changes in your sperm that may affect the health and behaviour of your children. “What a man does throughout his life has an impact… Read More »
When Dr. Jorge Chavarro’s team started investigating marijuana’s effects on sperm, they had every reason to believe weed would prove detrimental to “testicular function,” because other studies had said it to be so. Instead, they found the opposite. Men who had ever smoked marijuana had significantly higher sperm concentrations and sperm counts, as well as… Read More »