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Weight loss alone not enough to boost men’s fertility

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How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø research revealing healthy lifestyle behaviours seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself.

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Sperm help ‘persuade’ the female to accept pregnancy

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Sperm are generally viewed as having just one action in reproduction – to fertilise the female’s egg – but studies at the University of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø are overturning that view.

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