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Tue 08 Aug 2008Raised threat to male fertility
Recent research suggests there are a number of threats to male fertility, writes Ciarán Brennan
IT SEEMS that male fertility is under increasing threat. Recently, scientists found that even modest consumption of soya products, such as meat and dairy substitutes and bean curd, can have a significant impact on sperm count. Men who ate an average of half a serving of soya food a day had lower concentrations of sperm than those who did not.
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