Scientists are sounding the alarm: over the last 50 years the sperm count in the seminal fluid of Western men had fallen by more than two times. It may be that in another 50 years to have a baby for the residents, for example, in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be virtually impossible. Infertility today affects about 5% of the inhabitants of the Earth. In the future the picture will only worsen. Moreover, scientists are not yet able to understand what exactly is this trend.
An international team of scientists conducted various studies 185, the purpose of which was to analyze the semen samples 42 935 men from 50 different countries from 1973 to 2011. The results were more than disappointing. Men with unknown fertility, living in the developed Western countries, for several decades has lost more than 59% of spermatozoa and their concentration fell by 52.4%. Fertile men have lost 24.5% of spermatozoa and their concentration decreased by 26%. Fertile men from Asia, South America and Africa, by contrast, have become more prolific. The number of sperm increased by 23.2%, and the concentration by 14%.
Scientists speculated about the reasons for such changes. To blame the decline of the quality of the semen can be anything: bad ecology, wrong food, bad habits or too celebrate the life of modern society. The low number of male germ cells is associated not only with the fertility of men, but also with other risks to his health. This indicator is directly related to the level of testosterone, various anomalies in the development of the reproductive system, and even life expectancy. The research results were published in Human Reproduction Update.
The fertility of Western men over the last 50 years has decreased by half
Sergey Grey