Male infertility: Why are sperm counts around the world falling drastically? - News Summed Up

Male infertility: Why are sperm counts around the world falling drastically?


Yet this progress has also been a work-around for a major part of the problem: Sperm counts are falling drastically worldwide - and have been doing so for decades – and scientists say their honest answer to why is: “We don’t know”. Most of the focus of infertility research has been on women, however: on what can reduce their fertility and on how that can be averted, compensated for or corrected with treatment. While this approach has produced results - and babies - it has also left male infertility scientifically sidelined. (Shutterstock)We know that sperm counts are dependent on high levels of testosterone, and there is some knowledge of links between sperm count and infertility, experts say. “In the competitive world of grant funding, there is a view that male infertility is a problem solved,” Sharpe said.


Source: Hindustan Times March 12, 2018 05:15 UTC



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