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: 4:40 PM PDT 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.
Dr. Shanna Swan, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said everyday products are likely causing the decrease.
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.
Last year COVID canceled her IVF treatment. This year she s celebrating her first Mother s Day
Cyndel Surdovel had just suffered a miscarriage when the pandemic hit and forced her IVF clinic to close, deeming treatments, elective . Author: Liz Crawford Updated: 7:28 PM EDT May 7, 2021
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. Waiting can be hard for anyone, but no one knows the struggle more than a couple dealing with infertility.
One year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many couples to delay their fertility treatments because it was considered elective or non-essential.
Cyndel and Chris Surdovel of Wesley Chapel, Florida were one of those couples.
They had been trying to have a baby for three years and after a few failed fertility treatments and a miscarriage, the couple was just getting ready to try another round of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) when the pandemic hit.