Stressed pregnant mums might mean lower sperm counts
A new study shows a clear link between stress during pregnancy and sperm health, but not necessarily a cause-and-effect relationship. – EPA pic, May 30, 2019.
MEN whose mothers suffered stressful events, such as divorce or job loss in early pregnancy, are more likely to have fewer and less active sperm, researchers said today. Among Australian 20-year-olds born of women who experienced at least three such events during the first 18 weeks of foetal growth, sperm count was a third lower and mobility down by 12% compared with other men their age, they reported in the journal Human Reproduction.
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