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A species of ant has evolved sperm that bundle together to increase their swimming speed. Researchers from Université Libre…
Men who are infertile because of semen abnormalities may have an increased risk of premature death, according to new research…
Preserved sperm in a shrimp more than 16 million years old has been discovered in Queensland. The finding marks a breakthrough…
Obese fathers increase the risks, through their sperm, of their children and grandchildren inheriting their health conditions…
Sperm quality is determined from factors as early as the foetus stage of life, according to an international study. The study…
As a society, we put a significant emphasis on women’s health both immediately prior to and during pregnancy – and rightly so. A woman needs to prepare her body for the arduous nine months of gestation…
University of Tasmania academic Meredith Nash recently argued on The Conversation that women who donate their eggs for fertility treatments should be financially compensated. It’s a risky and time-consuming…
From the ancient Greeks to modern soccer World Cups and the Olympics, there has been an enduring belief by some athletes and coaches that engaging in sexual activity before athletic competitions may be…
Exposure to warmer water can greatly increase the reproductive powers of the common pest fish gambusia, a new study shows…
On the face of it, a sperm’s work seems pretty straightforward: locate an egg and fertilise it. Job done. But in the world of a sessile broadcast-spawning marine invertebrate – immobile organisms in which…
Therapeutic ultrasound could become an alternative form of male contraception in the future. A study published in the Reproductive…
Few individuals in the Star Wars universe inspired more fear than the Sith Lord, Darth Vader. But beneath the dark exterior, the commander-formerly-known-as-Anakin-Skywalker might have been hiding a dark…
Male fertility could be enhanced by dietary antioxidants, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia…
A new test for male infertility, measuring damaged DNA in individual sperm, has been developed at Queen’s University Belfast…
Infertility plagues one in six Australian couples, and in approximately half of these cases the problem lies in poor semen quality. The discovery that a man has poor semen quality can be emotionally challenging…
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in reproductive Biology, University of Sheffield
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Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Queen's University Belfast
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Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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