Evidence has led experts to believe that genetics may be accountable for the difficulties that a significant portion of couples face when trying to conceive a child. Because men are just as likely to ...

A large German study has shown that spermatogenesis is markedly reduced in the contralateral testis of patients with testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs). This finding supports the hypothesis of ...

The testicle, where sperm is produced, is a very complex tissue, explains Dr. Laurentino. This is why the "instructions" behind spermatogenesis remained unknown until now. The research group achieved ...

Urine is sensitive to bodily changes and can distinguish normozoospermic infertile men from fertile ones through metabolomics. However, urine proteomics has not been studied for monitoring ...

Male infertility is on the rise, with significant declines in sperm quantity and quality occurring across the human population worldwide in the past two decades. The reason for this is poorly ...

Spermatogenesis depends on micronutrients because sperm cells show high sensitivity to oxidative damage caused by their lipid ...

Researchers have unmasked the functioning of a protein involved in DNA repair, ATR, in the meiotic recombination process which takes place during the development of spermatocytes -- sperm precursor ...