Hormones
29 Jul 2009
How Sexually Transmitted Infections Affect Sperm Health
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have a range of negative health affects, including reduced male fertility. Avoiding STIs is therefore an important measure men can take to maximise…
Cancer
23 Jul 2009
Effect of Environmental Factors on Sperm Health
Environmental factors which have evidence of an association with male infertility, include heat, radiation, chemicals and trauma.
Cancer
16 Jul 2009
Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation refers to the process of freezing human gametes, embryos and/or ovarian or testicular tissues, with a view to thawing the cells for use in…
Hormones
07 Jul 2009
Sex
Sex is common but often causes anxiety or stress related to body image and pregnancy. Dr Joe talks about how to have a good sex…
Hormones
07 Jul 2009
Menopause (Video)
The cessation of menstural periods causes menopause symptoms like night sweats, hot flushes, irritable mood and anxiety in women around 50 years of age.
Hormones
18 Jun 2009
Effect of Diet on Sperm
Unhealthy eating patterns, including excessive total calorie intake and excessive fat and sugar intake, are associated with sub-optimal sperm production and/or infertility in men.
Hormones
26 May 2009
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is a technique used to treat male factor infertility which involves injecting a single sperm into the centre of a mature oocyte under…
Gastro
25 May 2009
Fertility: How tobacco, alcohol and drugs affect sperm
How tobacco, alcohol and drugs affect sperm: Smoking, recreational drug use and some medical drugs can all cause male infertility.
Hormones
19 May 2009
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the process of injecting sperm directly into a woman's uterus using a catheter, to assist conception in an infertile couple. IUI…
