Hot and Bothered

It Takes Two, Baby Getting pregnant requires two people (or at least a sperm and an egg). There is, and continues to be, a lot of focus on the role of the woman and her...

Lung Disease Causes Male Infertility

A very rare condition, Young's Syndrome is most known for being a cause of male infertility. But there is also a genetic link between developing the syndrome and the subsequent development of bronchiectasis or a...

Antisperm Antibodies

Antibodies are part of any healthy immune system - they are used by the immune system to identify and destroy foreign objects like viruses and bacteria. However, sometimes antibodies can erroneously identify something in...

Ductal and Structural Abnormalities

When a man experiences infertility, it is most often due to structural problems in his reproductive organs or damage to or blockage in one of his many tubes. Sperm needs to travel through several...

Variocele

Varicocele is the presence of varicose veins in the testes and it is a fairly common cause of male infertility. In varicoceles, as in other types of varicose veins, the blood does not circulate...

Male Biological Clock

While the focus of infertility treatment for couples having difficulty getting pregnant has traditionally rested with the female partner, issues surrounding male infertility have increasingly come under the microscope. More specifically, recent studies have found...

Dad’s Problem Is Mom’s Fault

Man is somewhat inferior to other mammals when it comes to sperm production. Humans just don't produce many sperm that are capable of making it all the way to that elusive target: the egg. According to...

Male Fertility Myths

Many men are shocked and affronted to learn that they have fertility issues. Fertility issues are often considered the woman's domain, even though men can have problems just as much as women can. Men, however,...

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