This page contains interesting recent news items, web stories  and press releases.

The first paragraph includes a brief summary followed by a link to the item.  The second link leads to the original or more detailed scientific paper or research on which the news item was based. This will allow readers to examine the facts for themselves and usually provides more detail and background than the initial story. 

Recent News Items with links to the Original Research:   News Posting  Top Infertility Myths Myth 7: A man's fertility doesn't change with age. • Myth 8: Vasectomy reversals are rarely successful. • Myth 9: Infertility means you >>  View Original Article   [24/02/2009]    News Posting  Researcher queries high NZ vasectomies More men in New Zealand are having vasectomies than just about anywhere else in the world, and one Auckland University researcher wants to know why. >>  View Original Article   [1/15/2009]    News Posting  Vasectomies, Vitamins and Prostate-Cancer Risk Vasectomy does not increase a man’s risk of prostate cancer, contrary to several earlier studies that had suggested a link; and dietary supplementation with zinc, vitamin C or vitamin E may significantly reduce the risk of the disease. >>  View Original Article   [1/17/2009]    News Posting  Is vasectomy harmful to health? This paper reviews the current opinion on the possible health considerations associated with this operation and shows that the latest news is mostly reassuring. >>  View Original Article   [1/17/2009]    News Posting  Obesity in men can cause fertility problems Obese men produce less semen and fewer healthy sperm and should be considering losing weight if they want to have children. Impact of male obesity on infertility: a critical review of the current literature. >>  View Original Article   [27/02/2009]    News Posting  No-scalpel vasectomy reversal on horizon Men who want to have a vasectomy reversed may soon be able to opt for a "mini-incision, no-scalpel" operation, according to a group of surgeons who have performed a number of successful vasectomy reversals using this approach. Although the no-scalpel vasectomy technique has been proved to reduce morbidity compared with "standard" vasectomy, whether the use of the no-scalpel principles and instruments in a vasectomy reversal translates into a decrease in surgical morbidity is unknown. >>  View Original Article   [17/03/2009]    News Posting  High levels of cycling training damage sperm High intensity training undertaken by triathletes has a significant impact on the quality of their sperm. Triathletes who did the most cycling training had the worst sperm morphology. There are differences in the seminal profiles of individuals which are more marked as intensity and volume of exercise increase. This ought to be taken into account for higher-level athletes, so that reproductive function is not compromised. >>  View Original Article   [10/02/2010]    News Posting  Sperm sprint secrets 'may lead to new contraception' A mechanism which starts sperm swimming when they get near the egg could one day lead to new forms of male contraception, scientists have said. Ion channels that control fertility in mammalian spermatozoa >>  View Original Article   [2/10/2010]