Sperm
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How a sperm donor with a cancer-linked mutation conceived almost 200 children
Health | December 11, 2025 19:33 ISTA sperm donor carrying a harmful TP53 mutation unknowingly passed on a high cancer risk to nearly 200 children. An expert explains how this happened, who is at risk and why outcomes differ.
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Delhi pollution may lower sperm count: How toxic air affects male fertility
Health | December 11, 2025 15:05 ISTDelhi’s severe pollution is now linked to declining sperm count, hormonal imbalance and lower fertility in men. Experts explain how toxic air affects reproductive health and what men can do to protect themselves.
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Male fertility and ageing: Doctor explains how sperm changes after 35
Health | December 03, 2025 19:13 ISTMale fertility also declines with age, affecting sperm motility, DNA quality and IVF success. Dr Vishal Thakur explains how ageing changes sperm and what men can do to protect fertility.
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PTFE in your eggs and sperm? How this 'non-stick' chemical may impact fertility
Health | July 17, 2025 10:45 ISTCommonly present in non-stick cookware, PTFE may release toxic compounds that interfere with men's and women's hormones and fertility. Experts suggest using safer substitutes and exercising caution.
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Obesity affects brain and leads to low sperm count, says study
Health | July 20, 2024 10:40 ISTStudy finds obesity may lower sperm count by impacting the brain centre controlling reproduction. Mice on a high-fat diet had disrupted hypothalamus function, leading to lower testosterone and sperm production.
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Israel allows parents to retrieve sperm from fallen soldiers, civilians in war against Hamas
World | November 09, 2023 19:03 ISTEarlier, parents in Israel were required to get an order from a family court for posthumous sperm retrieval (PSR) from their fallen sons. That requirement has now been eliminated as the current war with Hamas has claimed over 1,400 lives in the country.
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Bizarre! Man fathered 550-600 children worldwide through sperm donations; Dutch court orders to stop
World | April 29, 2023 14:36 ISTThe court, in fact, ordered Jonathan Jacob Meijer-- the person involved in the shocking development-- to immediately stop donating his sperm to fertility clinics and imposed a fine of more than 100,000 Euros (Rs 90,41,657).
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Gujarat: Sperm of critical Covid patient collected after HC grants wife's plea
India | July 22, 2021 11:29 ISTAnil Nambiar, zonal director at Sterling Hospitals where the patient is admitted, told the media on Wednesday that the doctors successfully extracted sperm of the patient on Tuesday night, within hours of receiving the court's order
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Wife, not father, has right over deceased man's sperm: Calcutta HC
India | January 22, 2021 13:47 ISTThe Calcutta High Court has refused to entertain the plea of a man seeking the right to collect his dead son's frozen sperm, maintaining that the only other person, apart from the deceased, having any right to it is his wife.
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Nuts improve sperm quality says study: Have these 5 foods which are good for your sperm count
Health | November 11, 2020 15:43 ISTStudy says that consuming nuts can improve the sperm count in men. So, here we are with a few more types of foods which will prove to be benificial to improve the sperm quality and increase the count.
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World's oldest sperm found in crustaceans trapped in Myanmar amber
Science | September 17, 2020 13:43 ISTAn international team of scientists has discovered the world's oldest animal sperm inside a tiny crustacean trapped in amber around 100 million years ago in Myanmar.
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Weird swimming pattern of human sperm revealed — They don't wiggle, they roll
Science | August 02, 2020 10:31 ISTOver 300-year-old notion that the human sperm swim like a snake towards eggs has been proved false. According to a new study, sperms roll around like an otter.
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Anxious about COVID-19? Stress can hamper sperm quality
Lifestyle | March 24, 2020 16:53 ISTThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications, outlines a biological mechanism for how a father's experience with stress can influence fetal brain development in the womb.
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Dutch doctor replaces donor sperms with own, is now a father of 49 children
Trending | April 13, 2019 15:35 ISTJan Karbaat, who died in 2017, is the father of 49 children born after women visited his Rotterdam clinic where he used his own sperm instead of sperm from a chosen donor to inseminate them.
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The secret behind sperm's bendy tail
Lifestyle | June 01, 2017 17:31 ISTScience decodes the reason behind the bend in sperm's tail
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Men who sleep early at night may have healthier, better sperm
Lifestyle | May 14, 2017 15:13 ISTScientists took regular semen samples to check sperm count, shape and motility.
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Researchers develop smartphone-based device for male infertility screening
Lifestyle | March 23, 2017 17:33 ISTA team of researchers have developed a smartphone-based semen analyser that will help men to test infertility in the privacy and comfort of their home. In tests, the researchers found that the easy-to-use smartphone app
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IVF born boys have low sperm count, suggests study
Lifestyle | October 07, 2016 23:25 ISTBoys born through common type of in-vitro-fertilisation (IVF) treatment are more prone to have lower sperm quantity and quality than men who were spontaneously conceived, said a new research. The findings are based on
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Smartphone app in making could allow men to test sperm health at home
Lifestyle | July 20, 2016 19:00 ISTNew York: Men who find it embarrassing to visit a fertility clinic may soon have a reason to cheer. A smartphone app in the making will allow men to check their semen health all in
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AIIMS rejects Delhi woman’s plea to store dead husband's sperm
India | July 11, 2016 13:23 ISTNew Delhi: Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences has turned down a request by a Delhi woman to help her become a mother with the help of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technique. The woman
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