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Want to have Ben Affleck’s baby? While that appears to be the exclusive domain of Jennifer Garner, women can now at least give themselves a fighting chance of having a child who looks like a movie star, sports hero or world leader.
An Arkansas couple found out that they were having a baby and then discovered they were having two babies — but they aren't twins, according to media reports.
Can a woman be allergic to sperm? Can a stroke ruin a man’s sexual desire? And if you’re turned on by noses, are you a nasophiliac? Sexploration answers your queries.
A scientific journal has retracted a controversial paper claiming to have created the first human sperm from embryonic stem cells.
British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.
For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex.
A 10-year-old girl conceived from the frozen sperm of a dead man cannot receive his Social Security benefits, a federal appeals court ruled.
A Texas woman wasn't planning on two conceptions for the record books.
A New York judge has given a woman permission to harvest her dead lover's sperm so she can still have his baby.
The judge wondered if she was an unwitting participant in an episode of "Candid Camera" or "Punk'd." Oakland County Family Court Judge Cheryl Matthews wasn't. She just had a front-bench seat Wednesday for a feud between a divorced couple over who gets frozen sperm from bull mastiffs they bred in happier times.
A Texas mother who tragically lost her 21-year-old son hopes that she will be able to raise her grandchildren after a judge granted her request to posthumously harvest sperm from his body.
Nikolas Colton Evans had talked about how much he wanted to have a child, but the 21-year-old died after he was punched and hit his head on the ground in a fight. That would have been the end of it, if it weren't for his determined mother, a court order and a urologist.
The parents of a 23-year-old killed by cancer are not entitled to use their dead son's preserved sperm so they can have a grandchild, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Before this fall, it might not have occurred to Michael Aylesworth to swap his sperm for money. But faced with rising bills, a dwindling budget and a fractured economy, the 30-year-old Seattle man took stock of some very personal assets — and decided to sell.
Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday.
Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men's waistlines, but to their sperm production.
A laboratory technician who allegedly tried to make a quick buck by stealing samples from the Indian sperm bank where he worked has been arrested after a doctor tipped off police, authorities said Tuesday.
A soldier's widow has succeeded in having sperm taken from his body and frozen four days after he was slain in Iraq, though medical experts said it's highly unlikely she would be able to bear his child.
A tiny assembly line that powers the whip-like tail of sperm could be harnessed to send future nanobots or other tiny medical devices zooming around the human body, according to a preliminary research report.
The male Hypolimnas bolina butterfly, above, has to deliver many more “sperm packages” to eager females when bacteria kill off his brothers (Image: Sylvain Charlat)
The head ornaments of female fowl, left and centre, and the male, right (Image: C Cornwallis)
A synthetic chemical based on those found in marijuana may fix a problem that, paradoxically, affects the sperm of cigarette smokers.
Seed beetles (Callosobruchus maculates), shown here mating, are a species where second mates have a pronounced fertilisation advantage over earlier lovers (Image: Fleur DeCrespigny)
In the beetle Onthophagus nigriventris researchers have found a trade-off between testicle and horn size (Image: O Helmy and D Emlen)
Newly wed finds out she is allergic to husband's spermNewlywed Julie Boyde made a shock discovery on her wedding night - she is allergic to her husband. Julie, 26, and groom Mike, 27, had dated for two years but never discovered her extreme sensitivity to his sperm as they used condoms.
Allergic to sperm? It's more common for women than you might imagineCould you be allergic to your husband's sperm? Crazy as it sounds, between 20,000 and 40,000 women in the United States suffer allergic reactions to their spouse's seminal fluid, Dr. Andrew Goldstein of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center told Abcnews.com.
Scientists make cells that form eggs and sperm in labU.S. researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood.
Unlocking the key to human fertilityDrs David Miller and David Iles from the University of Leeds, in collaboration with Dr Martin Brinkworth at the University of Bradford, have found that sperm writes a DNA signature that can only be recognised by an egg from the same species.
Journal retracts study that claimed to make sperm - Yahoo! NewsArticle about the change in status of a study claiming to be able to make sperm from embryonic stem cells
These Foods Affect Your Sex LifeIt's no secret that the unhealthy American diet is contributing to an epidemic of obesity. But there's another hidden epidemic that our fatty diets are at the root of: a national libido crisis.
Swedish lesbians suck sperm banks dryDuff man juice also adding to chronic shortage. I have no idea what the above sentence means....anyone?
101 uses for a manScientists can now grow synthetic sperm, so do we need men any more? Well, there are a few things they're still good for.
Making sperm from stem cellsCould a British discovery on creating sperm in a lab mean an end to infertility, or an end to the need for men?
Lab-made sperm could make men unnecessary... Women who say they don't need a man may well be right – after human sperm was created in the lab. The breakthrough could give hope to infertile couples and men left unable to have children after having cancer treatment.
Recession breeds new pool of sperm, egg donorsSperm banks and donor agencies say the recession is prompting a surge in calls from people who hope to make money by donating their sperm or eggs.
Daily sex makes for healthier spermHaving sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.
Daily sex makes for healthier spermHaving sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.
Daily sex 'best for good sperm'Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research suggests. In a study of men with fertility problems, daily ejaculation for a week cut the amount of DNA damage seen in sperm samples.
Elite cyclists 'risk infertility'Professional cyclists should consider freezing their sperm before embarking on their careers, say researchers. They found sperm quality drops dramatically with rigorous training.
Huge sperm of ancient crustaceansA new method for analysing the interior of fossils has shown that millimetre-long mussel-like crustaceans called ostracods used giant sperm to mate. Sperm of modern ostracods can reach 10 times their body length.
Evidence of giant crustacean sperm foundThe fossilized remains of a tiny 100 million-year-old crustacean reveal evidence of what to her at least would have been giant sperm, measuring perhaps as long as her body.
In Worms, Genetic Clues to Extending LongevityIn the germline cells that produce eggs or sperm, biological time stands still. This is why babies are all born with the same age, the clock set to zero, regardless of the age of their parents.
For better or worse, prior to the female equality movement, a man's roles were defined. Among them were these: 1- Provide sperm for creation of a family. 2- Provide economic support for the family via wages, etc. 3- Defend the family. 4- Serve as an example of proper male …
Today's technology allowed a Texas mother to harvest her late son's sperm in hopes of creating a grand child according to the April 8, 2009 Austin American Statesman newspaper.
Judge OKs collecting of dead son's spermThe mother of a 21-year-old assault victim who died of his injuries received permission Tuesday for his sperm to be collected post-mortem, giving her the chance to have a grandchild through a surrogate mother.
Judge OKs Collection of Dead Man's Sperm(Newser) – A Texas judge has granted a grieving mother's wish to have some of her 21-year-old son's sperm collected posthumously, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Marissa Evans intends to have a grandchild from a surrogate mother.
Judge OKs collecting of dead son's sperm - Mother of man who died after Sixth Street attack wants to try to have grandchildrenExcerpt: The mother of a 21-year-old assault victim who died of his injuries received permission Tuesday for his sperm to be collected post-mortem, giving her the chance to have a grandchild through a surrogate mother.
OHSU fertility clinic sees increase in potential sperm donors in the past five months - Does the economy have something to do with it?Excerpt: In these tough economic times, more Portland-area men hope to give so they can receive. They are turning to Oregon Health & Science University's fertility clinic, offering to donate their sperm for cash.
Shanghai - that Extra Mile…First you need to go for a health check, then 4 days prior your visit to the "free-hand-job-then-get-paid-paradise" you must abstain from sex and masturbation. You can go 4-5 times a month, and each time you will get maximum 3 hand jobs.
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