There is apparently an infertility ‘epidemic’But perhaps you could stop and ask yourself – am I well? How many of these infertility markers apply to you? Is he – prospective dad (or she – prospective mum) – well?Are we well placed to go through the rigors of being a parent? If not – possibly get […]
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Men who are fertile have babies, don’t need sperm tests – they get a vasectomy. In your parents’ day (ask them) babies were conceived at any time of the month. . . any age .. sex is to make babies. If it doesn’t – find out why not and fix it. It takes two to
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Science with Chris Smith Friday 16 May 2014 6:35AM From ABC Radio: The latest news from the world of science with Chris Smith, including findings that 31 commonly encountered chemicals directly interfere with human sperm. The man-made chemicals are found in everything from toys to toothpaste, and from soap to suncreen. chemicals interfere with human
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How did this happen? I remember the common fertility crisis being pregnant AGAIN.One reason may be this common herbicide. . . http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Glyphosate_Roundup_and_Human_Male_Infertility.php Steep decline in human male sperm count concomitant with rise in testicular germ cell cancer, congenital malformations of the male reproductive tract and drop in serum testosterone levels, all pointing towards increasing exposure to
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This is the question raised by a new study that says older men produce more gene mutations in the children they sire, boosting their risk of schizophrenia and autism and possibly other diseases. A father’s age is by far the biggest factor determining the rate of new, uninherited genetic mutations in his offspring, according to
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Vitamin C Improves Sperm Quality Read this report from University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran to see why I suggest men wanting to be dads take a little of Vit C all day – sipping frequently: The improvement of Sperm Parameters and Chromatin Quality by Vitamin C
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Autism And Schizophrenia Share Common Origin, Review Suggests ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2008) — Schizophrenia and autism probably share a common origin, hypothesises Dutch researcher Annemie Ploeger following an extensive literature study. The developmental psychologist demonstrated that both mental diseases have similar physical abnormalities which are formed during the first month of pregnancy. Read the full
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Oxidative stress occurs when the production of potentially destructive reactive oxygen species (ROS) exceeds the body’s own natural antioxidant defenses, resulting in cellular damage. Oxidative stress is a common pathology seen in approximately half of all infertile men. ROS, defined as including oxygen ions, free radicals and peroxides are generated by sperm and seminal leukocytes
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Check out the new Pregnancy App Yes – you need it BEFORE baby is on board. . . If you cannot get pregnant or carry a baby to full term, this is Nature’s way of stopping you from producing imperfect offspring.
Oh dear!!! Fertility rates are declining and it’s not just the women who are at risk. There are reasons for the sharp decline in male and female fertility. The drastic reduction in sperm count and progressive motility, and diabolical increase in abnormal forms – just in the past 5 or 10 years – have
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