Researchers say they finally understand the reasons behind the falling levels of ‘viable’ sperm counts in men. Surprisingly they say that man’s fertility may be largely laid down in the few months before and after boy’s birth.
If human reproduction is compared to the reproductive system of other mammals, we are on the edge of extinction.

Males produce relatively low numbers of sperm that is capable of swimming fast enough and are capable of penetrating healthy female egg.

It is surprising to know but as many as 20% of young males between the age of 18 and 25 produce abnormally low sperm count. And even the sperm they produce does not meet the strict standards of World health organization’s rules. In fact only about 10% of their sperm would actually meet these standards. Interesting, don’t you think?

Scientists say males suffer an abnormally high incidence of reproductive problems, including congenital defects and undescended testes to cancer and impotency. Therefore it is no surprise that as much as 1 in 7 couples are found to suffer from infertility problems with male factor infertility to be the most common cause.   (more…)