Scientists Urge More Care In Selection Of Normal-Looking Sperm Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), where a single sperm is injected into an egg to fertilise it, is increasingly used to help infertile men father children. Although the sperm chosen for the procedure may appear quite normal, researchers in the US have found that many of them in fact have DNA damage, which can decrease the chances of pregnancy. Mr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNo Improvement In Survival With Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer An article published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds that elderly men with localized prostate cancer had no improvement in survival when treated with a therapy that deprives the prostate gland of androgen (a male hormone) compared to conservative management of the disease. Among men, prostate cancer is the most common cancer after skin cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLow Back Pain Recovery Slow; And Worse For Those On Compensation Contrary to current guidelines and common belief, new research published in The British Medical Journal has shown that recovery from low back pain is much slower than previously thought and even slower again for those with a compensable injury.
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