Media contributions
4Media contributions
Title The infertility crisis is beyond doubt. Now scientists must find the cause Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/07/17 Description Manchester University’s Professor Daniel Brison said its “shocking” results should act as “a wake-up call to prompt active research in the area”. URL https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/29/infertility-crisis-sperm-counts-halved Persons Daniel Brison Title Sperm count has fallen by nearly 60 per cent in richer countries Media name/outlet New Scientist Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/07/17 Description “Previous smaller studies have suffered from confounding factors, including the fact that methods of counting sperm in the laboratory might have changed over the years, or that the populations of men being studied might have changed,” says Daniel Brison, at the University of Manchester, UK.
“This new analysis overcomes those problems by including a large number of studies of varying design and location around the world, to confirm that the decline in sperm counts is likely to be real,” says Brison.URL https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141784-sperm-count-has-fallen-by-nearly-60-per-cent-in-richer-countries/ Persons Daniel Brison Title ‘Urgent wake-up call’ for male health as sperm counts plummet Media name/outlet Financial Times Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/07/17 Description Other fertility experts who were not involved in the project echoed the authors’ concern. “The extent of the decline in sperm counts in the western world revealed in this study is shocking,” said Professor Daniel Brison of Manchester university. URL https://www.ft.com/content/01776628-7126-11e7-aca6-c6bd07df1a3c Persons Daniel Brison Title Sperm counts in the West plunge by 60% in 40 years as ‘modern life’ damages men’s health Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/07/17 Description Professor Daniel Brison, an expert in clinical embryology at Manchester University who was not involved in the review, said the study’s large size meant any debate about whether the decline was happening was probably over.
He said by including a large number of studies from around the world the researchers had been able to “confirm that the decline in sperm counts is likely to be ‘real’”.
And Professor Brison added: “The extent of the decline in sperm counts in the Western world revealed in this study is shocking.
“As the authors point out, this has major implications not just for fertility but for male health and wider public health.
“An unanswered question is whether the impact of whatever is causing declining sperm counts will be seen in future generations of children via epigenetic or other mechanisms operating in sperm.
“This study should act as a wake-up call to prompt active research in this area.”URL www.independent.co.uk/news/science/sperm-count-west-men-health-drop-60-per-cent-years-modern-life-a7859491.html Persons Daniel Brison
Keywords
- male fertility
- sperm count