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Men producing low or no sperm are at a higher risk of cancer, according to a study. Genetic sequencing revealed that families of men with no sperm had an increased risk of bone and joint, lymph, soft tissue, and thyroid cancer.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that men with lower sperm counts or azoospermia (no sperm production) face increased risks of various cancers. The study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that families of men with poor fertility exhibited higher risks of bone and joint, lymphatic, soft tissue, thyroid, and testicular cancers.

On Monday, Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that embryos frozen via in vitro fertilization are to be considered children, in a case where IVF patients had sued after their...

For the first time researchers have identified patterns of risk for several different types of cancer in men with fertility problems and their families.

Fertility clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes.

The testis is responsible for sperm production and testosterone synthesis. Abnormalities in testis development and function lead to disorders of sex development (DSD) and male infertility. Currently, no in vitro system exists for modeling the testis.

Stephanie Lowe, a financial advisor in the New Hartford office of Northwestern Mutual, was named one of 16 nationwide employees to receive the 2024 Community Service Award, officials said.

The ruling raises worrisome legal issues for would-be parents far beyond Alabama whose hopes for children may depend on in vitro fertilization.

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Increased COPD risk was associated with earlier or later menarche, miscarriage history, earlier menopause.