By Kenn Harris, National Healthy Start Association, Dads Matter Initiative and Armin Brott, Mr. Dad We all know (or at least we should know) how important fathers are in their children’s lives. Children with involved fathers get better grades and are more likely to graduate high school. They’re less likely to abuse drugs or alcohol or...Continue reading
Category: Fatherhood
Is Male Infertility a “Deadly” Disease?
Can being infertile kill you? Granted, it’s a disease, but is it really a “deadly” one? You might get that impression from recent press headlines: “Sperm Problems Tied to Death in the Near Future” “Low Sperm Means Shorter Lifespan” “Male Infertility as Sign of Premature Death” Not so fast, cowboy! Let’s look at things a little closer.Continue reading
The Day I Met My Daughter
By Ethan Kirk A lot of things are underrated these days. I think social media, trending hashtags, and a fast moving society tend to distract us more than ever before. For everything that went viral yesterday, there are millions that didn’t. As our attention is directed here and there, we miss some of the things...Continue reading
Caring for Those Who Cared for Us
Men are no strangers to the responsibility of taking care of loved ones. Though we often attribute this as a maternal instinct, men provide for take care of their families every day. They work full-time jobs, often juggling several at once, to make sure the ones they love have everything they need. And at some...Continue reading
The Reproductive Riff on Paternal Age
Thought you might like to know about this. While preparing for my speech to the American Urological Association next month on the risks of being an older dad, I came across this pretty compelling research relating a father’s age to autism in children. Autism Speaks Name the fastest growing serious developmental disorder in the U.S. Correct, it’s...Continue reading
Women Make Less than Men? Better Think Again.
We recently came across this wonderful infographic that does a great job of debunking the whole women-make-less-than-men canard that’s been going around for years. Bravo to the brave people who put it together, flying in the face of political correctness.
You Woman, Me Man
It happened again today. A delighted couple called to say that they just conceived their miracle baby. “What, an immaculate conception?” you ask. No, but close. After 3 failed rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF), they threw in the towel, went home and…bang, got pregnant the next month in the privacy of their own sofa...Continue reading
Men’s health affect offspring
Men’s health affect offspring |The Brock Press.
Opening the Door to Men’s Health
Are men and women really that different? OK, how about if I drop the rhetoric, forget the biology and ask it again? Yup, still true, especially when it comes to medical care.
‘Robotic’ Sperm to Fight Infertility
Up until recently, health and medicine was basically a hit or miss affair. We would discover interventions such as drugs that had benefits, but also many side effects. With recent research information from Dresden, Germany sperm can now be trapped in nanotubes (grown in a lab with a cylindrical structure that exhibits heat and electrical properties, which are...Continue reading