Father’s Sperm Delivers Much More Complex Material Than Previously Thought

“Our findings show that the father plays an active role in packaging his genome to help ensure a healthy baby,” says study co-leader Brad Cairns, Ph.D., investigator with HCI and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and professor of oncological sciences at the University of Utah. “However, they also raise the possibility that a man’s aging, health and lifestyle may alter this packaging and negatively affect fertility and embryo development.” read more…

Semen Quality May Depend Upon Antioxidants In Man’s Diet

“Low antioxidant intake is associated with low reproductive capacity in semen. This is the finding of a new study carried out in two infertility centres in Spain (in Alicante and Murcia) and which has been published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility.” read more…

Obesity Associated With Detrimental Changes In Ovary

“Obese women have alterations in their ovaries which might be responsible for an egg’s inability to make an embryo, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).” read more…

Widely Used Chemicals, Perfluorinated Chemicals, May Reduce Women’s Fertility

“Researchers have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) – chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and personal care products – may be associated with infertility in women.” read more…

Miscarriage And Infertility Treatment Increase Pre-eclampsia Risk

“Repeated miscarriages and hormone treatment for infertility give an increased risk of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women.” read more…

Study finds infertility-testicular cancer link

“Infertile men are nearly three times more likely to develop cancer than those who are fertile, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.” read more…

Miscarriage And Infertility Treatment Increase Pre-eclampsia Risk

“Repeated miscarriages and hormone treatment for infertility give an increased risk of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women. This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. More than 20 000 first-time mothers from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) were included in the study.” read more…

Obesity increases risk of miscarriage

“Obesity appears to increase the risk of miscarriage, according to a review study appearing in the journal Fertility and Sterility.” read more…

Cell phones can affect sperm quality, researcher says

“Keeping a cell phone on talk mode in a pocket can decrease sperm quality, according to new research from the Cleveland Clinic.” read more…

Lipsticks contain lead, consumer group says

“Lipsticks tested by a U.S. consumer rights group found that more than half contained lead and some popular brands including Cover Girl, L’Oreal and Christian Dior had more lead than others, the group said on Thursday.” read more…