Category Archives: Male Fertility

Male Infertility: The Link Between Sperm Health & Age

Factoring in age into healthy sperm equation.

As men we’re often prone to thinking that the seconds of the ‘biological clock’ tick mercilessly away for the fairer sex alone. Whilst women are bombarded with health advice warning of the potential fertility issues and pregnancy complications associated with … Continue reading

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Stem Cell Research Offers New Hope For Male Infertility

Mouse Stem Cells Used To Produce Healthy Sperm

Scientists in Japan have for the first time successfully created sperm from stem cells, which were then used to produce healthy offspring. The landmark study, which has been hailed by experts as “very exciting”, used stem cells harvested from mouse … Continue reading

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Testicular Cancer Linked to Smoking Marijuana

Smoking Marijuana

Statistics show that incidences of testicular cancer in the US, UK and Australia have been steadily rising year after year at a rate of between 3 – 6 percent since the 1950’s. In fact, rates of the disease have doubled … Continue reading

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Low Levels of Omega-3 DHA Linked to Male Infertility

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Research published in the Journal of Lipid Research suggests that a lack of the Omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may significantly reduce male fertility. Scientists at the University of Illinois made the discovery as part of ongoing research to … Continue reading

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Infertility Linked To Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer

Infertile men may be at more than twice the risk of developing high-grade aggressive prostate cancer, according to researchers at the Department of Urology, University of Washington. The research, published in the medical journal Cancer evaluated the incidences of diagnosed … Continue reading

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Cola Damages Sperm Count

If you’re partial to guzzling a bottle of cola with a pizza every night, research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has some bad news. According to researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, men who drink a litre or … Continue reading

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