Scientific Malaysian Issue 6

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Declining male fertility - an alarming trend by Himanshu Sharma

in a fertile female and it accounts for Factors Responsible for Male Infertility

Illustration by Kong Yink Heay

different conditions including:

tract which could be due to impotence or premature Declining Male Fertility

inappropriate immune response against its own cells in sperm count in worldwide male population prompted

Genetic diseases (most are associated with sperm

spermatogenesis such as androgen receptor gene

Aside from genetic and other idiopathic causes of male

smoking, and alcoholism. ISSUE 6 / 2013


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