How to Use sperm count in a Sentence

sperm count

noun
  • Dear Amy: Before my son was born over 40 years ago, my ex-husband was said to have a low sperm count.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Dear Amy: Before my son was born more than 40 years ago, my ex-husband was said to have a low sperm count.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Lawrence’s low sperm count initiated the process of adoption in the summer of 2020.
    Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
  • It has also been proven to increase sperm count and sperm quality [4].
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Which years researchers choose to compare, in other words, will affect their conclusions about long-term sperm count trends.
    Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • At the end, their sperm count measured 16 percent higher than men who didn’t eat nuts, and their swimmers had greater vitality and motility. 5.
    Jill Waldbieser, Men's Health, 5 May 2023
  • What's more, Yu and his team found a correlation between lower sperm count in the dog testicles and the presence of PVC (the analysis couldn't be done on the human samples because of how they had been stored).
    Will Stone, NPR, 22 May 2024
  • Many of the cats suffer congenital heart problems, and 90 percent of the males have at least one undescended testicle, which decreases their sperm count.
    Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Infertility in men can be brought on by a low sperm count, and hormonal or genetic disorders.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune Well, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Of the many significant findings were that sperm count and motility (how efficiently sperm move or swim) of the patients taking NAC increased significantly.
    Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2023
  • At-home fertility tests can detect fertility in a variety of ways — some look at changing hormone levels, while others check sperm count and quality.
    Sarah Bradley, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s how mobile phone usage may be impacting sperm count and semen quality, and how men can combat these possible negative consequences.
    Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Estrogen therapy can decrease sperm count, so Dr. Abdul-Latif recommends trans women freeze their sperm before starting therapy.
    Nisarg Bakshi, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Research suggests omega-3 fatty acids are a supportive nutrient for sperm count, motility (movement), and morphology (shape).
    Casey Seiden, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Researchers examined the association between semen parameters (sperm concentration, total sperm count, sperm motility, and sperm morphology) of participants and their mobile phone usage.
    Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 17 Nov. 2023

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