Fertility

Opioid Prescriptions and Birth Defects

Many U.S. Women of Child-Bearing Age Use Opioid Painkillers: CDC Warns about Birth Defects A report released earlier this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that close to one-third of all American women of reproductive age got an opioid painkiller prescription filled each year from 2008 to 2012. This is of […]

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Pesticide Residue in Produce and Male Fertility

Eating Fruits and Vegetables with More Pesticide Residue Linked to Lowered Fertility: Harvard Study Something for men to take note of: a new Harvard study has found a connection between consumption of fruits and vegetables with high pesticide residue and lower sperm counts, a lower percentage of normal sperm and less ejaculate, compared to men

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Carrying a Cell Phone in Pants’ Pocket or on Waist Reduces a Man’s Fertility

Yet another study has found that carrying a cellular phone in close proximity to a man’s testicles reduces the sperm’s ability to swim toward the egg, and it decreases the number of sperm that are alive to try to fertilize the egg. Researchers from the University of Exeter in England reviewed findings of 10 studies

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