If a recent study in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology is any indication, researchers have been trying to uncover the link between male facial attractiveness and fertility (assuming there is one) for a while now, and the results have been mixed. This new study, though, suggests that (1) yes, overall, more attractive guys have healthier semen, but that (2) the more conventionally masculine a guy’s face is, the less healthy his semen.
Tag: fertility
Does Celiac Disease Increase Risk of Fertility Problems in Women?
The question of whether celiac disease impairs a woman’s fertility is discussed in a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology. Nutritional deficiencies (eg, zinc, iron, folate, selenium), lower levels of ghrelin and leptin, and a shortened reproductive period (delayed menarche, early menopause) have all been linked to potential fertility problems in women with celiac disease, but there is no conclusive evidence that these factors truly impact fertility.
How Max Levchin’s Glow App Got 25,000 Women Pregnant
One year after PayPal founder Max Levchin helped launch Glow, the fertility app has some impressive results: the service takes credit for 25,000 pregnancies. As notes stream in from excited users, often accompanied by photographs of astonished newborns, it’s hard not to get the warm fuzzies.
WeHo Clinic Sued for Allegedly Destroying Sperm
A West Hollywood fertility center was sued today by a couple who allege sperm samples that the man deposited before he had surgery for testicular cancer were mistakenly destroyed, making it unlikely he will ever have any biological children.
WeHo Clinic Sued for Allegedly Destroying Sperm
A West Hollywood fertility center was sued today by a couple who allege sperm samples that the man deposited before he had surgery for testicular cancer were mistakenly destroyed, making it unlikely he will ever have any biological children.
Years Ago, ‘People Didn’t Talk About’ Infertility
The doctor who has helped usher Stacey and Chad Baker through their years of fertility treatment has watched his discipline ever so slowly emerge as a routine conversation topic.
How Women Are ‘Freezing’ The Biological Clock
It was money she doesn’t regret spending. McKay is now the mother of chubby, vocal two-month-old named Maximillion. She is also just one of the growing number of British and European women who are using the controversial-but-improving technology of egg freezing to open up their window of fertility and beat the ever-ticking biological clock.
Lymphoma Treatment May Harm, Halt Men’s Sperm Production
Treatment for lymphoma may lower men’s fertility, new research indicates.
Study Shows Impact of Stress on Male Fertility
While the impact of stress on female fertility is well documented, there’s now a growing body of research finding similar effects on male fertility.
Calgary Fertility Clinic in Hot Water After Refusing to Help with Mixed-Race Babies
A Calgary fertility clinic is at the centre of an ethical and political controversy after it refused to help a woman become impregnated with sperm from a donor who did not share her skin colour.