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Men dealing with fertility have a higher rate of depression.

By Sam|2020-02-11T14:15:11-05:00April 9th, 2018|Uncategorized|

The below research article investigated if men have issues with discussing their emotions/feelings while going through an IVF procedure.

It would be no surprise to woman, 50% of the men did not want to discuss their feelings. Men who could not discuss their feelings, had a higher rate of depression.

Depression can cause the body to release stress hormones which result in physical effects such as – poor sleep, weight gain, low sex drive and testosterone. Lowered testosterone will impact sperm quality.

Research articles clearly show a link between stress and sperm quality. If depression and stress result in similar hormonal release, then […]

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Subpar Sperm – DNA Damage

By Sam|2020-02-11T14:15:12-05:00March 8th, 2018|Acupuncture, DNA quality, fertility, Infertility, poor embryo quality, sperm, Uncategorized|

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Here’s another study reviewing subpar sperm from men requiring fertility intervention, such as IUI.

Though this study is small (only 16 subpar men), it clearly shows subpar sperm have shortened telomeres. Shortened telomeres indicate DNA damage. DNA damage will lead to poor fertilization rates and the potential for poor embryo quality.

So, I’m back on the soapbox, ladies – egg quality is not THE […]

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