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TV watching linked to low sperm count

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Researchers from Harvard University have linked TV viewing and lack of exercise to a low sperm count, according to a study published n the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study found that while watching TV for 20 hours or more a week can lower sperm count, adding 15 hours or more of exercise a week ... read more »

Walnuts improve sperm health, study shows

Sunday, August 19th, 2012

The latest issue of the journal the Biology of Reproduction says that eating two handfuls of walnuts a day may improve sperm health in young men. In the study, 117 healthy men between the ages of 21 and 35 had their sperm tested for shape, movement, and vitality. Half of the men added 75 grams ... read more »

Australian woman allowed to use dead husband’s sperm for IVF treatment

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

SYDNEY (BNO NEWS) — An Australian woman has won a legal battle to gain possession of her dead husband’s sperm in an attempt to have his baby, local media reported on Monday. Jocelyn Edwards, 40, married her husband Mark in 2005 and later began to discuss the use of fertility treatment and assisted reproductive technology ... read more »