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Wife Allergic to Husband's Sperm Plans to Adopt

Couple discover wife has rare condition on wedding night

Nov 6, 09 8:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A Pennsylvania couple's wedding night—and their plans to have children—were ruined when the new wife discovered she was allergic to his sperm. Julie and Mike Boyde had had sex before, but had used protection until that night, when she found herself in excruciating pain. She was diagnosed with... More »

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sperm • allergy • infertility • allergic reaction

 The Perils of Free 
 Sperm Donation 

Some are altruistic, some just want sex—but all could cause problems later

Oct 19, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Free sperm donors abound on the Internet, and they’re trying to help those who can’t have a baby the traditional way—or can’t afford the traditional sperm donation. They range from Trent, a 6’1” blond who says “a spirit of volunteering to the community” motivates... More »

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 Sperm Bank 
 Offers Celeb 
 Lookalikes 

Calif. firm features donors who look like Ben Affleck, Seth Rogen

Oct 13, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having trouble narrowing down your choice of sperm donor? Perhaps it will help you to know—as it did one mom-to-be—that one option is a Freddie Prinze Jr lookalike. “For me, that clinched it right then and there,” she tells MSNBC. “I’ve always found him... More »

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 Sperm, Grapefruit Slow Aging 

Spermidine found to increase lifespans of fruit flies, worms

Oct 8, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fountain of youth may be filled with grapefruit and human sperm, according to Austrian researchers. The scientists found that spermidine, a chemical compound abundant in both sperm and grapefruit, increased longevity by around a third in fruit flies and worms when it was added to their diet. Human immune... More »

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sperm • aging • grapefruit • longevity • aging process

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 MJ's Credit Score: 
 Pretty Crappy 

Plus: DNA tests and sperm samples and paternity questions, oh my!

Aug 28, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Michael Jackson hadn’t been the King of Pop, he probably would have had trouble getting a loan. His average credit score was a “very low” 563.67, TMZ reports—the average Californian’s is 672. Collections and delinquent accounts contributed to the score, and Barneys even shut... More »

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entertainment • sperm • DNA • celebrity • Michael Jackson • paternity test • credit score • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Arnold Klein

(Newser) - Some couples are unable to conceive because the woman's eggs screen his sperm for DNA quality and give it a thumbs down, the Independent reports. Scientists in Britain and the US have spotted this "lock-and-key" mechanism in which eggs "read" sperm's DNA, most of which is... More »

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sperm • in vitro fertilization • DNA • eggs • conception • fertility treatment

Scientists Retract Paper Touting Sperm From Stem Cells

But say attribution, not science itself, at issue

Jul 31, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A paper by British scientists on the creation of synthetic human sperm had to be retracted from the journal Stem Cell and Development, AFP reports. The paper, which reported the revolutionary creation of sperm from stem cells, included text written by another scientist, who was not credited. The retraction is... More »

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plagiarism • sperm • stem cells • genetic research • academic research • scientific journal

(Newser) - British scientists announced they have created synthetic human sperm for the first time, the Guardian reports. The sperm—grown in a lab from stem cells—swim, have tails, and exhibit many of the same biological characteristics of real sperm, according to researchers. They believe the breakthrough could lead to a... More »

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stem cell research • fertility • sperm • stem cells • infertility • embryonic stem cells

 More Sex Makes 
 Stronger Sperm, 
 Cuts Infertility 

Men's sperm quality improves with daily ejaculation, study finds

Jun 30, 09 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having sex every day improves sperm quality and can improve a couple's chances of conception, an Australian fertility specialist finds. Eight in 10 men with fertility problems showed less damaged DNA and more mobility in their sperm after 7 days, the BBC reports. The study recommended men "keep the... More »

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fertility • Australia • sperm • conception • male fertility • infertility • sperm count • ovulation

 Octomom: 'I 
 Screwed Up 
 My Life, Kids' 

But 'I'll just have to retend I didn't,' says Suleman

Jun 5, 09 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Octomom Nadya Suleman admitted yesterday she "screwed up" when she plotted to wrangle sperm from a boyfriend to father her 14 children. "I screwed up my life, I screwed up my kids' lives," Suleman says on RadarOnline. "What the heck am I going to do? I... More »

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parenting • sperm • single parenting • sperm donors • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Healthy Baby Born 22 Years After Dad's Sperm Frozen

Former teen leukemia patient sets record

Apr 14, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A North Carolina man had his sperm frozen when he was 16, before leukemia treatment rendered him sterile. A record 22 years later, Chris Biblis and his wife conceived a daughter—and now she’s been born healthy, the Times of London reports. “From my life being saved to... More »

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Judge OKs
Collection of Dead Man's Sperm

Grieving mom wants son, 21, to 'live on'

Apr 8, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas judge has granted a grieving mother's wish to have some of her 21-year-old son's sperm collected posthumously, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Marissa Evans intends to have a grandchild from a surrogate mother. "I want him to live on," Evans said of her son, Nikolas, who died... More »

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Texas • sperm • mothers • surrogates

 Old Dad, Poor Brain 

Children born to older dads fare worse on memory, learning tests, study finds

Mar 10, 09 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children born to older dads tend to do worse on memory, learning and concentration tests than babies of older moms, researchers have found, reports the BBC. Scientists speculate that the poorer performance may be linked to damaging sperm mutations over time that affect babies who are conceived later in life.... More »

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Screening Technique Improves In Vitro Odds

Scientists can now safely analyze eggs' chances of conception

Jan 27, 09 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a way to greatly increase the chance of success for in vitro fertilizations, Time reports. Under current procedures, fresh eggs yield only a 25% success rate, necessitating multiple—and expensive—attempts. Many eggs hold chromosomal defects that make them incapable of conception, but it has, until now,... More »

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pregnancy • sperm • in vitro fertilization • genetic testing • conception • genes • egg

 Hunter Thompson 
 Left Gonzo 
 Sperm Behind 

Writer's widow considering having the child he wanted to have with her

Dec 12, 08 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Gonzo journalist and general wild man Hunter S. Thompson left more than just his writings behind when he committed suicide in 2005 at the age of 67, his widow tells Scotland's Sunday Herald. Anita Thompson, who was 35 years his junior, has the outlaw journalist's frozen sperm and is wrestling... More »

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(Newser) - Men of higher intelligence are likely to produce better sperm, and not because they make smarter lifestyle choices, a new study says. British researchers have found a link between the sperm quality and intelligence of 425 ex-US soldiers, regardless of their age and lifestyle. "This does not mean that... More »

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New Gizmos Wage War on Sperm Flow

Devices zap testes, block sperm—one by remote control

Sep 20, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoms may be reliable, but they’re so last century, prompting scientists to develop a new arsenal of high-tech male contraceptives, the London Times reports. One device, the tiny “fertility control micro-valve,” is injected into a duct to let men control sperm flow using a remote-controlled key fob,... More »

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contraception • fertility • sperm • men • birth control • vasectomy

Cell Phones Linked to Sluggish Sperm

Small study sees effect from leaving device
in pocket on talk mode

Sep 19, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Would-be dads should think twice about keeping cell phones in pants pockets while using wireless headsets, CNN reports, with a small study suggesting that active phones can decrease sperm motility and viability. Semen samples exposed to a cell phone in talk mode contained higher levels of free radicals, which "... More »

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Would-Be Dads Have Ticking Clock, Too

Men's age can affect ability to conceive earlier than women's

Sep 10, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - When a couple has trouble conceiving, don't necessarily blame the woman and her limited supply of eggs—men's fertility starts dropping even before women's, Time reports. In addition to fecundity issues, older men also risk siring children with higher rates of autism, schizophrenia, Down syndrome and bipolar disorder. Male fertility... More »

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fertility • sperm • autism • schizophrenia • testosterone • bipolar disorder • male fertility • Down Syndrome

FDA Rules Block Import of Prized Danish Sperm

US running low on popular 'Viking' sperm, barred by Mad Cow safeguards

Aug 13, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - FDA rules banning European sperm imports are driving some would-be American mothers to desperation, the Washington Post reports. Sperm from Danish donors used to be a popular import. But regulations to safeguard the US from a human form of Mad Cow disease have shut down the supply and sperm banks... More »

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FDA • sperm • Denmark • mad cow disease • sperm bank • sperm donors • bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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