IVF could be avoided if clinics investigated male infertility more
Women are going through the trauma of IVF needlessly because doctors are ignoring male fertility according to a leading UK doctor. Rowland Rees, a urological surgeon at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, says: ‘The majority of fertility clinics are gynaecology-led, where the emphasis is on investigating the female partner and carrying out assisted conception. [...]
How does alcohol affect male fertility?
Drinking too much alcohol can have a huge impact on male fertility. The male reproductive system consists of the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary gland, and the testes. Studies have shown that alcohol can interfere with the function of each of these component. In the testes, alcohol can adversely affect the Leydig cells, which produce and [...]
Can obesity affect male fertility?
How being overweight affects male fertility. Being overweight is known to affect female infertility but it can also dramatically increase male infertility. Until recently no research had been done to find out how a man’s ability to father a child can be affected by carrying a lot of excess weight. But now there is a [...]
A deep voice could mean poor sperm
A deep voice is typically seen as a sign of supreme manliness, but researchers claim that while it’s a quality many women find attractive, it can also be a sign of lower sperm count. Leigh Simmons, Marianne Peters and Gillian Rhodes from the University of Western Australia say that while men with deep voices may [...]
Problems of male infertility likely to start in the womb
There is now an emerging consensus among some fertility experts that whatever it is that is exacerbating the problems of male infertility, it probably starts in the womb. They believe it is not the lifestyle of men that is problem, but that of their mothers. The process of sperm production starts in adolescence, but the [...]
Laptops on lap could ruin sperm
Using a laptop with wi-fi connection might be causing a lot of damage to men’s fertility, according to research published in the Fertility and Sterility journal. The research looked at semen samples from 29 healthy donors. Samples were divided in two and placed in different pots – one close to a wi-fi laptop and the [...]
Fertility Tourism – A Male Perspective
This is a moving piece about a couple’s attempts to make a child by traveling to Spain, originally printed in the The Times. Every discussion I have about parenting seems to lead to Charlie Chaplin. “Look at Chaplin,” says my friend Mark, sipping his pint knowledgeably, as we sit in the Coach & Horses, in [...]
Men need to exercise to improve their fertility
Taking moderate regular exercise can be good for a man’s sperm, research has suggested. A study of 215 men attending a fertility clinic in Japan has found that those who took part in moderate excercise, such as brisk walking, had sperm with better swimming ability than those who took part in only light exercise. “Sperm [...]
Eating bacon can lower a man’s sperm count
Eating lots of saturated fats, such as those found in bacon, can have a damaging effect on men’s sperm, research suggests. Experts at the US’s Harvard Medical School found that men whose diets contain high amounts of saturated fats and monounsaturated fats, may have fewer sperm. However, there is good news for men who consume [...]
How marijuana affects sperm
Men who smoke marijuana frequently have significantly less seminal fluid, a lower total sperm count and their sperm behave abnormally, according to a 2003 study by scientists at the University of Buffalo. It is believed that sperm under the influence of marijuana move quickly too early causing sperm burn out. A 2010 study by Researchers from [...]
