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Could damaged sperm be causing miscarriages?

Could damaged sperm be causing miscarriages?

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New recommendations spotlight sperm’s role in recurrent miscarriage

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Miscarriage is often treated as a problem rooted in the pregnant
partner, but emerging research suggests sperm may play a bigger
role than many people realize. Science journalist Sarah Elizabeth
Richards joins Science Quickly to discuss how growing evidence
links sperm DNA damage to recurrent pregnancy loss, why decades-old
tests for such damage are only now gaining wider recognition and
how lifestyle changes may help improve sperm health and pregnancy
outcomes. Recommended Reading: Damaged sperm might be the true
cause of repeated miscarriages E-mail us at
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