No Sex Can Lead to Pain, Sterility and Impotence in Men
	Most of the semen is produced by this gland located at the base of the bladder: the prostate. And here is the issue: up to 50 % of the American males (and not only) will have prostatitis during their lifetimes. About 5 to 10 have it at a particular time. This condition denotes infection or inflammation of the prostate, accompanied by intense pain, urinary complications, sexual dysfunction and infertility, but also issues like t ... [read more >>]
	24 January 2008, 05:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Smoking Mothers Have Sterile Daughters!
	A mother 'pumping' nicotine into her body and having a baby growing inside her womb affects the baby's brain development, causing long-term behavioral and learning impairment and these children have usually lower weights. Smoking mothers increase the risk for the baby to be born mentally retarded, with physical anomalies and even behavioral changes. Future mothers must be even careful not to inhale "second hand smoke&qu ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Which is the Best Time for Having a Child?
	Career, hard economics, social life and family life make women reach menopause finding they are childless. And what's next: frozen eggs and all the SF crap? Here comes a team of Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, made of Professor Ralph Keeney and doctoral student Dinah Vernik, with a sophisticated logical decision model approach on the best time for a woman to conceive a first child. "This decision is too complex to logically ... [read more >>]
	08 November 2007, 05:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

World's Most Common Sexually Transmitted Disease Induces Severe Male Sterility
	I’m sure you’re quite well informed on many aspects related to HIV, syphilis or gonorrhea, but the STD you're more likely to experience is Chlamydia, the "Silent Epidemic" (called so because in women it may not induce any symptoms and will linger for months or years before being diagnosed). In men, Chlamydia can sometimes induce abnormal discharge from the penis and swelling of the testicles, but it is silent in most subject ... [read more >>]
	25 October 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What Launches Your Antibodies Against the Sperm?
	Contaminants, stress and other factors brought by modern life are blamed for the increasing rates of infertility, but few have heard about immune infertility, a quite common cause of couple sterility. Immune infertility is amongst the 80 autoimmune disorders discovered so far and the best known are Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes. This reproductive disease installs in both men and women, causing their immune systems to attack sp ... [read more >>]
	13 September 2007, 14:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Plastic Drink Bottles Cause Sexual Issues in Women
	We live in an era of plastic. All around you is plastic. I bet not 5 minutes go by without you touching something made of plastic. Even your food and drink come wrapped in plastic. Now a panel of 38 researchers said that Bisphenol A – a main ingredient in hard plastics and one of the most common chemicals around us – is probably causing reproductive disorders in people. Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in the synthesis of polycarbonate plasti ... [read more >>]
	07 August 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What Dictates Male Fertility?
	It is easy to blame it on the woman, but in 40 % of the couples, the man is the sterile part. Now, a team at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research found an immune factor that regulates human semen, inducing fertility or sterility in a man. The macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) appears to be crucial in maturing sperm, to make it ready for reproduction. This discovery could lead to a new test for male fertility. The tea ... [read more >>]
	02 July 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Stem Cells to Produce Testes for Sterile Men
	Statistics show that couple infertility is due equally to men as to women. Male sterility is triggered by impairment in the multiplication and development of the germ cells (that generate sperm cells) or of their supporting tissues. A new investigation pointed out that bone marrow stem cells could be employed in treating male infertility. The stem cells could replace nonfunctioning or impaired cells. The research, made by a team le ... [read more >>]
	02 March 2007, 08:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hot Baths or Jacuzzi Induce Sterility in Males
	About 7 % of American couples are sterile. 30 % of the cases are attributed to the man, 30 % to the woman and the rest to both partners or to unknown reasons. Drugs or surgery can treat 85-90 % of infertility cases; less than 3 % require in vitro fertilization (IVF), a costly procedure. "Couples really prefer having kids at home and not with technology", said professor Dr. Paul J. Turek, lead investigator who is director of the D ... [read more >>]
	02 March 2007, 07:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia