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Mutation in protein linked to male infertility

October 14, 2012
According to a research, mutations in a protein called RABL2 causes male infertility. The mutation shortens sperm tails, crippling their swimming ability (motility) and lowering sperm production. The team led by Moira O'Bryan, …

Health Minister worried about nation’s sperm quality

August 29, 2012
Last Friday Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Rajya Sabha that studies show that infertility cases are on the rise in Indian men.  Doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) had earlier found that while …

Hormone free male contraceptive on the cards?

August 29, 2012
A new and improved hormone free contraceptive for men may be in the offing.  Researchers have isolated a small molecule that may offer the first effective and hormone-free contraception for males, ever since the development of …