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Sperm DNA Test

Testing for sperm DNA damage

Fertility First has been testing DNA damage on males for over 15 years and is a contributing factor as to why our pregnancy rates are so positive.

A recent article attempts to explain why male fertility rates have been steadily declining over recent decades.

 

“The decline in male fertility continues to accelerate. But the cause remained largely unknown. Now researchers believe they have an insight into what damage is being done to sperm, and by what.

The concentration of active sperm in male semen has collapsed by more than 50 per cent over the past 50 years. And that decline has only accelerated since the turn of the century.

About one in six couples experience infertility problems.

It impacts men and women equally. But, in 30 per cent of all cases, no cause can be found.”

Read the full article here.