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 »
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 »
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 »
Forget spit. Some companies are betting men will be willing to send them another, perhaps more personal, piece of their genetic code: sperm.
Recurrent miscarriages may be the fault of MEN: Scientists link them to poor sperm with DNA damage ’caused by obesity and previous STIs’ Imperial College London scientists say men’s health is important to pregnancy Sperm with damaged DNA could make a pregnancy less likely to succeed And the damage could be caused by high levels… Read More »