sperm count
noun
biology
: the number of active sperm produced by a man's body
a low/high sperm count
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What's more, Yu and his team found a correlation between lower sperm count in the dog testicles and the presence of PVC (the analysis couldn't be done on the human samples because of how they had been stored).
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Will Stone, NPR, 22 May 2024
Omega-3s can improve sperm concentration, total sperm count, and, to a lesser extent, sperm motility.3
Life Extension Super Omega-3 Plus goes above and beyond as an omega-3 supplement.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024
Research suggests omega-3 fatty acids are a supportive nutrient for sperm count, motility (movement), and morphology (shape).
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
Related article Common pesticides in food reducing sperm count worldwide, study says
Pesticides have been linked in studies to preterm births, congenital malformations such as neural tube defects, spontaneous abortions and an increase in genetic damage in humans.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Lawrence’s low sperm count initiated the process of adoption in the summer of 2020.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Related article Common pesticides in food reducing sperm count worldwide, study says
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients started suing Monsanto by the hundreds after a 2015 World Health Organization report suggested glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup, might cause cancer.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Researchers examined the association between semen parameters (sperm concentration, total sperm count, sperm motility, and sperm morphology) of participants and their mobile phone usage.
—Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Which years researchers choose to compare, in other words, will affect their conclusions about long-term sperm count trends.
—Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Will Stone, NPR, 22 May 2024
Omega-3s can improve sperm concentration, total sperm count, and, to a lesser extent, sperm motility.3
Life Extension Super Omega-3 Plus goes above and beyond as an omega-3 supplement.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024
Research suggests omega-3 fatty acids are a supportive nutrient for sperm count, motility (movement), and morphology (shape).
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
Related article Common pesticides in food reducing sperm count worldwide, study says
Pesticides have been linked in studies to preterm births, congenital malformations such as neural tube defects, spontaneous abortions and an increase in genetic damage in humans.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Lawrence’s low sperm count initiated the process of adoption in the summer of 2020.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Related article Common pesticides in food reducing sperm count worldwide, study says
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients started suing Monsanto by the hundreds after a 2015 World Health Organization report suggested glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup, might cause cancer.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Researchers examined the association between semen parameters (sperm concentration, total sperm count, sperm motility, and sperm morphology) of participants and their mobile phone usage.
—Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Which years researchers choose to compare, in other words, will affect their conclusions about long-term sperm count trends.
—Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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