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HEALTHY LIVING
Sperm Counts Are Down, But It Doesn't Mean There's A Male Fertility Crisis
By
Anna Almendrala
The relationship between sperm count and fertility is actually pretty weak.
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HEALTHY LIVING
This Specific Type Of Exercise Improves Men's Fertility
By
Anna Almendrala
A little running can help your little swimmers.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Moore Got A Tiny Tattoo Of A Single Sperm For The Oddest Reason
By
Carly Ledbetter
We got a swimmer!
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ENTERTAINMENT
Sarah Silverman Thinks It's Time To Start Legislating Male Masturbation
By
Maxwell Strachan
If we're going to dictate what women do with their bodies, might as well dictate what men do with theirs.
IMPACT
A Brief History of Donor Conception
By
Wendy Kramer
, Contributor
Co-founder and Director, Donor Sibling Registry
1322: Artificial insemination (referred to as AI until the 1980s) was first used successfully by the Arabs on mares.
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HEALTHY LIVING
4 Things Doctors Wish They Knew About Infertility
By
Anna Almendrala
"We need to look at it in a bigger perspective, rather than focusing on if you get a baby or don’t get a baby."
IMPACT
Thinking About Selling Your Sperm or Eggs?
By
Wendy Kramer
, Contributor
Co-founder and Director, Donor Sibling Registry
This kind of irresponsible advertising (from a NY sperm bank), only goes to show the lack of proper education given to prospective donors about decisions made now for a quick buck, that can affect them (and their families) for the rest of their lives.
IMPACT
Donor Conceived People Searching -- One Central Registry
By
Wendy Kramer
, Contributor
Co-founder and Director, Donor Sibling Registry
These new sites boast that they are free. Well, it's easy to be free while you have a few dozen members, or even a few hundred
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HEALTHY LIVING
Sperm Quality Could Be Affected By This Super-Common Chemical
By
Anna Almendrala
Phthalates are everywhere.
WELLNESS
How the Top 3 New Year's Resolutions Can Help You Have a Baby in 2015
By
Dr. Angeline Beltsos
, Contributor
Medical Director and Clinical Research Director, Fertility Cen...
If you'd like to eat healthy and eat for fertility at the same time, there are fertility nutrition counselors that can prescribe a custom diet that can work for you. They can also help with diet accountability and answer questions you may have as you work towards your goal.
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ENVIRONMENT
Hormone-Mimicking Chemicals May Threaten Male Fertility, Study Warns
By
Lynne Peeples
BPA, an already highly controversial chemical, has received renewed attention in the past week. A study published last Saturday
BLACK VOICES
The Price of Black Life: A Response to Sperm Bank Lawsuit Over Black Baby
By
Janessa Elena Robinson
, Contributor
JanessaRobinson.com
Perhaps only cognitive dissonance could possibly define the couple's "deep love" for their daughter while simultaneously objecting to an essential part of her existence, her Blackness.
SCIENCE
Handsome Men Have Poorer Sperm Quality, New Study Shows
By
David Freeman
The researchers also performed an "anthropometric analysis" of the facial characteristics of all 50 men, measuring the size
WELLNESS
Soda Warning: May Be Hazardous to Your Sperm
By
Jeff Ritterman, MD
, Contributor
Vice President of the Board of Directors, San Francisco Bay Ar...
Spread the word! Soda rots our teeth, makes us fat, fattens our livers, blocks our arteries, and raises our blood pressure. It may also interfere with our fertility.
SCIENCE
Sperm Cells Are Impaired By Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals In Household Items, Study Shows
By
Jacqueline Howard
“In my opinion, our findings are clearly of concern as some endocrine-disrupting chemicals are possibly more dangerous than
WEIRD NEWS
Sperm 101: 10 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About His Swimmers
When it comes to sperm, are you all up on your swimmers-knowledge? There's a lot to know about those little guys. Here are
COMEDY
Sperm Come Out of the Closet
By
Francis Levy
, Contributor
Writer
If you go on porn sites one of the most popular forms of sex these days is the facial. It doesn't refer to a cosmetic treatment
SCIENCE
Nine Things You Never Knew About Sperm (PHOTOS)
By
David Freeman
How do sperm know where to go? Scientists believe sperm cells find a waiting egg cell via a couple of complex mechanisms
COMEDY
Dirty French Cows
By
Carl Pettit
, Contributor
Writer
All I wanted is to have muesli on occasion and not picture white pus dripping into my cereal bowl, or have to worry about shopping for a bra because of my breakfast choice.
COMEDY
Occupation: Sperm Donor
By
David Macaray
, Contributor
David Macaray is a playwright and author ("How to Win Friends ...
There's a growing number of women out there who are looking for accomplished men to father their children. This is nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of. After all, which would you rather be the mother of -- a certified genius or gifted athlete, or a fry cook?
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