Infertility and Testicular Cancer
Male infertility has recently burst onto the front pages with research and controversy. In fact, a study reported on by Reuters has found a link between male infertility and increased testicular cancer rates. The study, after examining thousands of men in Europe and California said the link is not related to men using infertility treatments, rather it is something in the body associated with both ailments. Much of the relationship can be credited to environmental factors as well which have the ability to adversely affect health.
The Reuters article Study finds infertility-testicular cancer link said, "Infertile men are nearly three times more likely to develop testicular cancer than those who are fertile, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. The finding suggests a common source for both problems, perhaps errors in the way the body tries to repair damage to genetic material or environmental factors, Dr. Thomas Walsh and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco reported."
The study went on to discuss links between highly industrialized countries like the US, parts of Scandinavia and the UK where men have poor sperm quality, which can associate to infertility issues.
Posted by Tala on 6/10/2009 9:58:52 AM
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