Tag: Sperm
Wanted: Sperm of foreign origin
There is a shortage of sperm at the University Hospital in Uppsala – especially for sperm of foreign origin. Now the hospital is calling for more donors, reports P4 Uppland.–…
“I injected salmon sperm to rejuvenate my skin.” Does this strange beauty trend work?
News Published on 04/09/2024 at 6:03 p.m. Updated 04/09/2024 at 6:03 p.m. Reading 3 min. Among the strange trends that promise plumped skin, that of injections based on salmon sperm,…
Infertility: here are the fruits that boost sperm quality
News Published on 11/22/2023 at 2:05 p.m. Updated 11/22/2023 at 2:05 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Alexandra Murcier (Liberal dietician-nutritionist) Medical validation: December 4, 2023 According to researchers,…
Infertility: insecticides reduce sperm count
News Published on 11/17/2023 at 12:27 p.m. Updated 11/17/2023 at 12:27 p.m. Reading 2 min. An analysis carried out over fifty years now reveals the harmful effect of two common…
Is your smartphone making you infertile? New study reveals effects on sperm quality
News Published on 02/11/2023 at 4:03 p.m. Updated 02/11/2023 at 4:03 p.m. Reading 3 min. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director) A new Swiss study carried out over…
In Sweden, conscripts’ sperm were collected for research purposes – the samples were secretly used for artificial insemination
According to Swedish TV, at least three conscripts had children without their knowledge. Conscripts received money for donating semen for research use. Swedish TV’s (SVT) investigative journalism program Uppdrag granskning…
PMA for all has not derailed the black market for “artisanal” sperm donations
News Published on 08/17/2023 at 9:02 a.m. Updated 08/17/2023 at 9:02 a.m. Reading 3 min. With dozens of online “classified ads” published every day, interest in “artisanal” sperm donations is…
Sperm donation: for whom, how to do it?
Sperm donation allows couples who are unable to have children to become parents. There are several criteria to respect. Who can be a donor? What tests should be carried out?…
Emelie came about through the sperm scandal
It was from the 70s to 1996 that the so-called sperm scandal took place. At the time, Halmstad’s insemination operations were attended by couples who were in need of donated…
Developed full human embryo model without sperm and eggs
Scientists from the Wiezmann Institute of Science in Israel have developed models similar to human embryos, without sperm, eggs or uterus. The model, which is obtained from stem cells in…