Brink of a fertility crisis: Scientist says plummeting sperm counts caused by everyday products
A 40-year-long study showed sperm counts have dropped by nearly half. Dr. Shanna Swan hypothesizes men will no longer produce sperm by 2045. Author: Liz Crawford Updated: 6:40 PM CDT May 18, 2021
TAMPA, Fla. You’ve probably heard of someone who struggled with infertility. Maybe you even know a couple who had treatment to help them have a baby.
Fertility issues are pretty common, and new research shows we could actually be on the brink of a fertility crisis.
Dr. Shanna Swan, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, found sperm counts have plummeted over the last four decades.
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INDIANAPOLIS (CN) A federal lawsuit challenging a new abortion law claims that forcing doctors to inform patients about a controversial abortion reversal procedure is unconstitutional.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Indiana, seeks to halt HB 1577, which restricts access to telehealth services for abortion patients and requires doctors to inform patients about a disputed procedure that is claimed to stop medication-induced abortions.
A medication abortion is administered through the taking of two drugs known as mifepristone and misoprostol, 24 to 48 hours apart. If successful, the medications will terminate a pregnancy.
NYU Langone COVID co-investigator Dr. Purvi Parikh weighs in on Your World
One of the most common misleading rumors regarding the COVID-19vaccine is that it will impact fertility, which experts say is not based on fact and has been repeatedly debunked. It is believed that the false report first surfaced on social media and included misinformation about the spike protein associated with coronavirus.
The false information claimed that the spike protein was the same as another spike protein called syncitin-1, which is involved in the growth and attachment of the placenta during pregnancy. The rumor claimed that the vaccine would cause a woman’s body to fight the spike protein, impacting fertility.
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image captionAbortion is one of the most divisive issues in the US
The governor of Texas has signed a law banning abortion from as early as six weeks - before most women know they are pregnant.
Governor Greg Abbott signed the legislation at a ceremony on Wednesday.
It bans abortions after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat, something medical authorities say is misleading.
The law is also unique in giving any individual the right to sue doctors who perform the procedure past this point.
Doctors and women s rights groups have heavily criticised the law, which will take effect in September if it is not stopped by a court.