Diabetes Contributes to Male Infertility
Diabetes has been added to the growing list of medical conditions that have a negative effect on male fertility. A recent study looked at the semen quality of diabetics and compared them with healthy fertile men. Although there was a small decrease in semen volume for diabetics, the most troubling findings were at the genetic level. Diabetics had sperm that were significantly less able to repair their own DNA, a vital function in cells. Poor sperm DNA quality has been linked to a variety of problems; such as embryo quality, miscarriages and even childhood cancer in offspring.
posted by Kathleen, Contributing Editor at
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1 Comments:
Wow, this is scary for me to read. My husband was just diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes this week, and as we have been TTC since May, my first thought (fear!) is that the Diabetes will impede his fertility. I really hope once we get further along the path to him getting healthy that we will still be able to get pregnant! Fingers crossed.
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