Obese Men Have Less Semen, More Sperm Abnormalities

Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children. Why? Read on -"Dr. A Ghiyath Shayeb, from the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, said that his research had shown that men with a higher body mass index (BMI) had lower volumes of seminal fluid and a...

'Choice Moms': Alone and pregnant on purpose

This is the first time I've heard the phrase, but apparently "choice moms" is catching on as a label for women who choose single motherhood with no intention of partnering. A feature in today's Globe and Mail highlights some related support groups that are gaining...

Childless couples denied as anonymity loss scares egg and sperm donors

" The removal of anonymity from sperm and egg donors has provoked a crisis in fertility treatment that is denying couples the chance to try for a baby. Infertility therapy with donated sperm has collapsed to the lowest levels since records began, according to the first...

Sperm Shortage Hits Australian Sperm Banks

""The demand is incredible and continually rising," said John Braine, from Fertility East in Bondi Junction. The most surprising trend has been a 40 per cent rise in the number of single women seeking sperm donors. "These are women, aged from 35 to 40, who are single,...

Australian man hangs himself in Balikpapan

"He said there were no bruises or injuries on the Australian`s body."The only injury on the victim`s body was the mark around his neck from the rope that he had used to hang himself. When he was found, his tongue stuck out and there was sperm that had come out from his...

Semi-identical twins discovered

"Scientists have revealed details of the world's only known case of "semi-identical" twins. The journal Nature says the twins are identical on their mother's side, but share only half their genes on their father's side. They are the result of two sperm cells fertilising a...