Antidepressant treatment may reduce male fertility

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Treatment with paroxetine (Paxil), which belongs to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressant drugs, increases DNA fragmentation in sperm, according to research presented today at the sixty-fourth annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Francisco.

Although the study did not directly evaluate male fertility, the fivefold increase in the number of men who developed abnormal sperm DNA while being treated with paroxetine is "troubling" and "suggests an adverse effect on fertility," co-investigator Dr

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Toxicity is the question: Bisphenol-A on trial in Canada

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Bisphenol-a is a molecule found in many common rigid plastics. It also acts as an estrogen mimic in many different types of animals, including humans, causing or potentially causing lowered sperm count, increased risk of breask cancer, infertility in men and both toxic and neurotoxic effects. The Canadian government is preparing to label bisphenol-a as "toxic," and thereby forbidding it to be used in plastics that are meant to contain food or drink, such as baby bottles, water bottles and the linings of cans

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