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Diabetes is associated with male infertility
March 14th, 2009
Diabetes has a direct effect on male fertility, despite the prevailing view that the impact thereof on the reproductive capabilities of women is low, said severnoirlandski scientist, cited by YUPI.
Dr. Knight Malidis from Queens University in Belfast explained that the increase in the number of diabetics, diagnosed at a young age, has coincided with concerns about male fertility in the world.
"This is not just a coincidence, he said a 24-s annual conference of the European Society for human reproduction and embryology in Barcelona, Spain. For the first time found that diabetes affects male fertility to the molecular level. "
His team tested semen samples from men with diabetes undergoing on insulin therapy. In the initial review mike routine semen samples seem normal.
However, when sought DNA disabilities, the picture was completely different and made comparisons with data on men with proven fertility confirmed the results of our investigation, assured Dr. Malidis. BTA
