Category: General Tips

Certain lifestyle factors are linked to higher rates of damage in the genetic material in men’s sperm, a study suggests. (more…)

Getting pregnant, if at all possible, is a lot harder than most people think. While about 60 percent of couples will conceive without medical assistance within six months of trying, one in eight couples are struggling with infertility issues. (more…)

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that American fertility rates have dropped to an all-time low, but a new FDA approved at-home infertility treatment option called The Conception Kit could help address the issue.

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Most discussions of infertility center around women. If you can’t have babies, it must be the lady’s fault, right? Incorrect. Men can have equal difficulties in producing offspring, whether because there’s an issue with the production of enough sperm (some men have a drop in sperm count after suffering mumps, for example) or with the method of delivering it to the ovaries in the first place. So if you’re trying to conceive with a male partner and not getting anywhere, knowing the possible signs of male infertility might help you out. (more…)

Male dogs have been steadily losing their ability to reproduce since the 1980s, according to a study published this week by the University of Nottingham.  (more…)

The presence of a chemical in men’s urine may impair fertility for couples, the National Institutes of Health cautiously reported today. (more…)

The impact of the patriarchal structure that our society so vehemently defends has much more drastic consequences than what meets the eye. In India, childlessness in any married couple is easily assumed as being a woman’s fault. They are declared infertile without the couple even going through any medical examination. As the woman involved bears the brunt for failing to conceive a baby, she undergoes emotional trauma and severe depression facing the tirade of the entire family. Moreover, based on the self-proclaimed fact, the man obtains the divine right to marry another woman, who, subsequently, fails to conceive either. By the time one realises that the cause of childlessness is due to male infertility, two women have already fallen prey to the hideous social structure. Crushed underneath the apathy of society over the raging issue, lies a screaming question, “why is there a deafening silence over male infertility in India?”

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Underwear isn’t rocket science: You find a pair you like, you fork over a few bucks, and you wear ‘em for the next couple years.  (more…)

Some weeks ago, a sperm cell (let’s call this little guy Vince) fused with an egg and resulted in a pregnancy. What makes Vince a newsworthy sperm cell is that he came from a 72-year-old penis. And not just any old 72-year-old penis, but the one attached to Mick Jagger, frontman of the Rolling Stones. (more…)

With change in lifestyle and eating habits, health issues like hypertension, heart ailments, diabetes, cancer, liver and kidney related problems are on a rise, especially amongst men. Exercise forms the corner stone of a healthy lifestyle. (more…)