Diagnosing Male Infertility with a Mechanical Engineering Twist

Male infertility is undercovered and underdiscussed. If a couple is
struggling to conceive, there’s a 50–50 chance that sperm health is
a contributing factor. Diagnosing male infertility is getting
easier with at-home tests—and a new study suggests a method for
testing at home that would be more accurate. Study co-author
Sushanta Mitra, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics
engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, joins host
Rachel Feltman to discuss how lower sperm adhesion could be used as
a proxy for higher sperm motility. Recommended reading: Read the
study:
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admi.202400680
Are Sperm Counts Really Declining?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-sperm-counts-really-declining/ 
Wiggling Sperm Power a New Male Fertility Test
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wiggling-sperm-power-a-new-male-fertility-test/ 
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