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SpermCheck Helps Men Gauge Sperm Count at Home

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

dad-with-baby Straight from the University of Virginia comes a home test that might just make it easier for men with fertility concerns to gauge their sperm counts from the comfort of their own homes.

Called SpermCheck Fertility, the University of Virginia’s new technology has received FDA approval and should be available in pharmacies in late 2010.

SpermCheck Fertility requires only a few drops of semen in order to test sperm count and has been deemed to be relatively accurate overall.

This is an amazing breakthrough in helping males dealing with fertility issues, as it gives them a greater power. It will be interesting to see how it’s used over the next year or so…

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Mumps and Infertility

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

The “mumps”, a disease characterized that’s been all-but-eradicated in the United States and Europe, the condition is making a comeback in teen boys in the British Isles. This has proven worrisome for doctors who have connected mumps in teens with serious problems including infertility.

The surge is the result of a shortage of the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine (MMR) during the ’90s. Many children at the time did not receive inoculation; thus, they are experiencing a “teen” version of the mumps, known as mumps orchitis.

This type of mumps causes painful swelling of the testicles, ultimately leaving some with lowered sperm counts. And a small percentage are left unable to have children.

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Tags: British Isles, Doctors, Europe, Infertility, Measles Vaccine, Miracles, Mmr, Mumps Orchitis, Rubella Vaccine, Sperm Counts, Teen Boys, Teen Version, Teens, Testicles, United States
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Frequency of Sex May Be Linked to Fertility in Males

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

tn_loverose In a recent Times of London article, Australian researchers announced that the key to boosting men’s sperm counts might lie in the number of times they have sex each week or month.

According to a study, males who had sex every other day had a more substantial sperm count than those who did not. This seems to contradict the age-old notion that for men to boost their sperm count and quality, several days’ abstinence is needed.

Obviously, each couple’s fertility issues are unique; however, as the researchers of the study noted, having sex every other day probably isn’t going to harm sperm counts. Additionally, it could be a good way to release any built-up stress between partners struggling with infertility.