Tag: sperm

Scientist Azim Surani talked to the Progress Educational Trust annual conference in London this past month to share the results of his latest study. The study, which is currently being reviewed for publication in a journal, followed Surani’s research team as they tried to produce an artificial sperm and eggs. Surani was also pleased to share that the study went well and that they have progressed farther than anyone else in the process of making a sperm and egg. As The Guardian...

Grab A Partner And Get Happy! While depression and mental illness are serious subjects; I’m not here to make you drown in sorrow but bring a little bit of laughter into your night. It turns out that depression may be cured by not only having sex – which cures nearly every stressful moment in life – but there are actual anti-depressants in sperm. Okay, what I’m about to tell you next could be dangerous for everyone. The study was only done...

Desperate measures: A highly distraught man, finding himself at a complete and utter loss, has decided to turn to the Internet for guidance, asking Slate’s Dear Prudence columnist for help. His problem in a nutshell: He and his wife have been trying and failing to conceive for years, so he’s asked his gay brother to be a sperm donor, and his brother agreed. Both families are onboard with the decision, so what’s the problem? "As the appointment for fertilization nears, my wife and brother have...