By Jane Ridley and Doree Lewak. A frightening new study has revealed that sperm counts in men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years. Environment and lifestyle are believed to play an important part in the equation. Here, experts share their thoughts on what else might be behind the plummeting levels — and what New York men can do about it. Too much smoking, drinking or recreational drug use is going to put off a potential wife — and not just because it keeps you out late.
The wild frontier of reproductive technology has just got wilder. Last week, for the first time, sperm taken from a dead man resulted in a human birth. Meanwhile, an Italian IVF specialist claims to have produced four babies using sperm grown in the testes of rodents. Gaby Vernoff, whose husband Bruce died from a reaction to a prescription medicine in , gave birth last week to a baby girl in a Los Angeles hospital. Rothman has supervised this procedure more than a dozen times.
Fearful of powerful vaccines and exposure to biological weapons, American soldiers are taking an unusual precaution before heading to the Persian Gulf. Sperm banks nationwide have reported an increase in the number of military clients as deployment orders rapidly increase. It doesn't protect them from illness.
Sperm banks nationwide have reported an increase in the number of military clients as deployment orders rapidly increase. It doesn't protect them from illness. But at least