For couples undergoing chemotherapy, its effects on male fertility - as with its effects on female fertility - can be a major concern, particularly when other fertility problems are hindering their chances of getting pregnant.
Chemotherapy can have varying...
For men, the most typical symptom of male infertility that may signal an underlying fertility problem is six months of unprotected intercourse without successful conception. Unlike many cases of female infertility, most men do not show any physical symptoms of infertility...
Diet Affects Sperm Health
It certainly seems that the information that a man's diet affects his sperm health should not be making current headlines, but it is. There have been some studies done over the...
New research shows that an easy-to-perform lab test can help isolate healthy, normal sperm cells with 99% accuracy from those sperm that suffer from DNA damage.
The lab test employs a chemical that is contained within...
According to a new Australian study, having sex every day for a full week can reduce the amount of DNA damage in male sperm. The results of this study were presented in Amsterdam at the 25th yearly...
According to research presented at a conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, the amount of DNA damage to the sperm of older men is far higher than that of younger men. Study...
One of the most common causes of male factor infertility is low sperm count. This means that the semen that is ejaculated during the male orgasm has a lower number of sperm than is usual. The...
A very small study that was funded by the Philip Morris tobacco company says that smoking may impact on male fertility. Scientists from the University of Buffalo analyzed the sperm from donors who had passed strict screening...