The freeze-dried sperm samples were launched in 2013 to the International Space Station and returned to Earth in 2014. CBC | Health News
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The power strokes sperm use to drill an egg get dashed by herbal remedies
Enlarge / Human Spermatozoa, Scanning Electron Micrograph. (credit: Enver Kerem Dirican ) For the final stretch of their fertilization journey, sperm rev up their whip-like tails to ludicrous egg-boring speed. But amid chemicals from old herbal remedies, sperm may be left feebly treading water a few strokes from the finish line. Two steroid-like chemicals from […]
Almost Half Of All Women Don't Know How Long Sperm Stays Active For, Study Finds
Condoms are the first contraceptive choice for Australian women, research released today by the nation’s largest provider of pregnancy termination services, Marie Stopes International, has found. View this image › Getty The study interviewed 500 women aged 15 to 45 about experiences of unprotected sex and knowledge of emergency contraception. It found that 37% used […]
Sperm Donation 2.0 — An Old Side Hustle With a New Twist
There’s a palm-size centrifuge filled with semen on my kitchen table. It whirs as it spins, isolating and quantifying the volume of sperm in the sample. Five minutes later, it spits out a result, filling a calibrated testing strip with white fluid like a bastardized pregnancy test. The higher the number the fluid reaches, the […]
Sperm mystery: HOW sperm make difficult ‘journey’ – finding could help TREAT infertility
SPERM swims through fluid to fertilise an egg – but experts have now revealed how sperm moves, a finding which could provide new insights in how to tackle male infertility. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Fertility news: Three pints of beer a week does THIS to your sperm
We all know alcohol can have adverse effects on the chances of men conceiving while they are drunk – but it appears drinking can have a more serious impact on their overall fertility. If you are a man who is trying to conceive it may be wise to quit drinking all together. Scientific studies have […]
Scientists soften position on DNA editing of human eggs, sperm, embryos
Although not ready yet, powerful gene editing tools may one day be used on human embryos, eggs and sperm to remove genes that cause inherited diseases, according to a report by U.S. scientists and ethicists released on Tuesday. CBC | Health News
