Multiple recent studies have shown a decline in men’s sperm concentration and total sperm count over the past 80 years, but the underlying cause of this downward trend is unclear. Most likely, there are multiple factors contributing to this trend, including worsening diets and an increasing number of men with obesity.
A recent review in the journal Fertility and Sterility …
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, former partner and Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.
In an abstract …
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.
In a study of triathletes, weekly cycling …
A new study led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that a healthy intake of micronutrients is strongly associated with improved sperm DNA quality in older men. In younger men, however, a higher intake of micronutrients didn't improve their sperm DNA.
In an analysis of 80 healthy male volunteers between 22 …
We have all had the experience of being told that we need to eat a good, balanced diet. Turns out that's true, at least in order to produce normal sperm.
A study in the March 2010 issue of Fertility & Sterility examined the diets of 30 men with poor semen quality and 31 normospermic control subjects of couples attending a fertility …
