Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » sperm count

A danger to men’s fertility: BPA in plastic bottles

Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:28:56 +0000

Two recent articles outline potential dangers to mens fertility from environmental causes.

In a study performed on mice reported in Science Daily, daily exposure to a chemical that is prevalent in the human environment, bisphenol A (BPA), causes lowered fertility in male mice.

Mice that received daily BPA injections for two months had lower sperm counts and testosterone levels …

Obese men-Want to improve your sperm?

Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:44:23 +0000

This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.

Lose weight!

In this study 943 …

Psychological stress may affect sperm parameters

Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:45:06 +0000

One of the most frequent questions I am asked by both men and women is whether stress may be affecting their fertility. There is a lot of evidence that stress can adversly affect a woman's fertility.There are studies showing that interventions with acupuncture and Mind-Body programs can have a positive influence on the chance of IVF success.

Now a multi-center study …