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‘Spermageddon’: is male fertility really in crisis? – podcast

Presented by Ian Sample with Nicola Davis， produced by Tom Glasser and Madeleine Finlay， sound design by Tony Onuchukwu， the executive producer was Ellie Bury

4 July 2024 at 00:00

Recent research has suggested a global reproductive crisis could be in the offing, with researchers in Israel saying average sperm counts may have more than halved in the past 40 years. But a study published last month appears to call this narrative into question. Ian Sample is joined by the Guardian’s science correspondent Nicola Davis to unpick why these studies have come to different conclusions – and what could be causing the crisis, if declines are as dramatic as they appear

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Your Boss Will Freeze Your Eggs Now

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30 June 2024 at 14:56

Your Boss Will Freeze Your Eggs Now There is always a market for products, from skin care to weight loss, promising to ease the angst of womanhood. Efforts to slow down the reproductive clock are no different. The business of egg extraction is thriving, among the privileged group of people who can access it.