Researchers Sound Alarm on Dropping Male Sperm Counts

The Western man's sperm count just isn't what it used to be. 

In what the Washington Post calls the largest and most comprehensive look into the matter, an international team of researchers reports in the journal Human Reproductive Update that after analyzing 185 previous studies involving 42,000 men worldwide between 1973 and 2011, they've observed a 52% drop in sperm concentration in men from North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. 

This is in stark contrast to men in South America, Asia, and Africa, where no such decline was found, though not nearly as much data comes out of those regions, researchers report in press release. "Given the importance of sperm counts for male fertility and human health, this study is an urgent wake-up call," the lead author says.

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