Taking painkillers in pregnancy may raise the risk of having a son with a condition that can affect semen quality, reports the Evening Standard.The condition is undescended testicles, or cryptorchidim. This is a known risk factor for poor semen

damage in sperm.6.    Do not over-exercise – this can divert testosterone away from the testicles and the sperm count will drop.7.    Keep testicles cool – sperm development occurs at temperatures three to four degrees cooler than body temperature

's success rate in the conception process.Past factors that may affect sperm productionA virus like mumps can cause inflammation of the testes (testicles). This swelling, however it is caused, can be painful and is known as orchitis. If both testes

. The procedure involves the removal of a sample of tissue from one or both testicles under a local anaesthetic and using a very small incision in the scrotum. Following the removal of the tissue the incisions will be stiched. The whole thing should take only

and believed to occur once in every 2000 vasectomies.A vasectomy does not prevent a man from having full sexual intercourse but it prevents the sperm from travelling from his testicles to his penis. Those who choose to have the operation are encouraged to think

A man who suffered several bouts of testicular cancer is to become a dad using sperm he froze when he was just 17.Christopher Stone, who lost both testicles to cancer, is expecting a baby with his wife Fiona, after a second course of IVF

with penis or testicle size. Instead it is known as the anogenital distance (AGD) which measures the underside of the scrotum. The length is linked to semen volume and sperm count, according to the study by the University of Rochester Medical Centre. Men

boy his testicles will probably be descending from his abdomen, and girls’ labia will be growing.What’s happening with Mum?Your uterus is now twelve and a half centimetres, or 5 inches above your belly button, so there’s not much space left for your

meningitis. Although usually a mild illness, serious complications such as meningitis, deafness and swelling of the testicles or ovaries can occur in a minority of infections.Rubella - Also known as German Measles, rubella is a mild, although highly

‘never again!’ but that’s a far step away from taking the decision to be sterilized. For women sterilisation involves blocking the fallopian tubes and in men blocking the vas deferens (the tube that carries sperm from the testicles to the penis