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Masturbation: Is it bad for you? (Expert speak)

March 18, 2013
Masturbation seems to have many, many myths attached to it. We’ve been told among other things that it can make one infertile, impotent, go blind, grow hair on the back of your palm, cause pimples, make you weak and leads to …

US sperm donor sued for child support!

January 3, 2013
A man in the US who donated his sperm to help a lesbian couple have a baby is now fighting efforts by the state to force him to pay for child support, RIA Novosti reported. The man said the move has already prompted some men not …

Fertile men have more brothers!

December 19, 2012
How fertile is your man? If you want to find out, count how many brothers he has, researchers suggest. According to a new study, the greater the number of male siblings your partner has, the more fertile he is likely to …

Diet, tight underwear, lifestyle to blame for falling sperm quality?

December 6, 2012
Falling sperm counts are a ‘serious public health warning’, and the trend could be linked to diet, lifestyle and possibly even tight underwear, a major French study has revealed. The study showed that sperm counts and …

Drastic fall in sperm quality and quantity has scientists worried!

December 5, 2012
A drastic fall in the number and quality of sperms is threatening the reproductive health of the average male, reveals a new study. A comprehensive study of 26,600 men carried out in France found that sperm concentration has …

Want a healthy baby? Have regular sex!

November 28, 2012
Scientists say that couples who have regular sex have a better chance of having a healthy baby. A study found women had a better chance of having a healthy baby if they had repeated exposure to their partner's sperm before they …

Beware: Laptops could make you infertile!

November 6, 2012
UK resident Scott Reed was finding it hard to conceive. The reason: Sperm damage due to laptop heat. After receiving the doc’s advice Reed started using his laptop on the table instead and three months later his wife was …

Scientists figure out way to activate infertile sperm!

September 24, 2012
Adding a protein could activate infertile human sperm into fertilising an egg, improving chances of a successful pregnancy! The team from Cardiff University's School of Medicine first found that sperm transfers a vital protein, …

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 …

Middle-aged men who hit the gym have harder erections and better sperm count!

June 28, 2012
Here's another reason to hit the gym! According to a recent study, middle aged men who exercise get a boost to their sex drive, a higher sperm count and stronger erections. Losing weight reduces the chances of low testosterone …

Chinese hospital gives out sperm IDs!

May 23, 2012
A hospital in China has begun issuing identity cards to men based on their sperm health. The men are given a certificate, which shows sperm count and health, and a DVD that records the quality, quantity and the movement of the …

Found – how sperms fight their way to female egg!

May 9, 2012
 A mass of sperms fight their way through the female reproductive tract to fertilise a egg, says a new research which explored the properties that distinguish the tens of cells which make it to the egg from the millions of sperm …

Men beware: Fatty diet lowers quality of semen

March 14, 2012
The type of fatty diets men consume could lower the quality of semen, a study reveals. The study of 99 males, 71 percent of whom were overweight or obese, found a linkage between a high total fat intake and lower total sperm …