A groundbreaking study shows that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition that affects nearly one-third of women worldwide and leads to infertility, premature birth, and neonatal mortality, is in fact a...
Researchers at Crick have discovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate sperm development and affect fertility in male mice. This research could help to understand why some men do not produce en...
Obesity is a major global health issue and continues to rise. In addition to a variety of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, obesity is also associated with reduced sperm qu...
The potential impact of an undetected sexually transmitted chlamydial infection on men's fertility has been identified in a study conducted by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which for ...
You may have heard of the gut microbiome and its influence on a person's overall health and well-being. It turns out the same could be true for the sperm microbiome. According to researchers at UCLA's...
There are numerous factors that make fertilization difficult or completely impossible. In many cases, the cause lies with the man. One of the most important parameters for successful conception is goo...
Although many people use "testicular failure" when referring to male infertility, the two are not the same. Though male infertility is most commonly caused by testicular failure, not all cases of test...
Oligospermia is a medical condition that causes a man to ejaculate fewer than about 20 million sperm per milliliter of semen. Below is everything you need to know about oligospermia. A lot goes int...
