Men's sperm quality is falling every year, according to a study, with experts fearing that modern life is destroying male fertility. Fertility clinics found that the number of moving sperm – or ‘swimmers’ – in men’s samples has dropped by 1.8 per cent each year. Meanwhile, another study found that male fertility is declining in five out of six US cities. Dr James Hotaling, a co-author of the study, said: ‘We did not expect to see the same fall in sperm quality in Spain and the US. Sedentary lifestyles are believed to lower sperm production, while cheap and saturated fats found in junk food are known to harm sperm counts.

Source: Daily Mail October 07, 2018 21:03 UTC