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sperm count stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Men who train vigorously on bicycles have low sperm quality verging on infertility, LiveScience reports. A recent study of Spanish triathletes found that those who rode more than 180 miles a week saw the percentage of healthy sperm drop from a group average of 10% to 4%. “We found... More »

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cycling • bicycle • scientific study • excercise • infertility • sperm count • triathlon

 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

Soy-Based Foods Might Be Reducing Sperm Count

Western men consuming more of cheap protein; effect worst on those with low count

Jul 24, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soy-based foods could be the root of lower sperm counts in men, a new study finds. Men who consumed more than two portions of soy-based foods a week had, on average, 41 million fewer sperm per milliliter of semen than men who avoided such products. The cheap source of protein... More »

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fertility • diet • sperm count • Soy • infertile • soya

 Men Less Fertile After 40: Study 

Biological clock ticking as men age

Jul 7, 08 4:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men apparently have a biological fertility clock that ticks just as inexorably as that of women, reports Agence France Presse. New research reveals that a man's ability to impregnate a partner drops significantly once he reaches 40, regardless of his sperm count. It's the first clinical proof that a man's... More »

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fertility • DNA • miscarriage • sperm count • Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction • European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology • Reproductive Biomedicine • IUI • intrauterine insemination

Are You Hanging Up on Fertility?

Study finds link between cellphones and infertility

Feb 25, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Men may want to be sure their unlimited minutes include calls to the urologist, USA Today reports, because a new study shows a possible link between cellphone use and male infertility. Researchers split 361 men under 40 into groups divided by amount of daily cell use and found the 4-plus-hours... More »

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cell phones • sperm • infertility • sperm count

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