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sperm

[spurm] / spɜrm /


NOUN
seminal fluid
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In reality, artificially boosting testosterone, especially if not medically indicated, can shrink testicles, lower sperm counts and even make it harder to urinate.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

He promotes the unproven sauna and ice pack protocols to increase testosterone and sperm count, which Simon follows.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Overall, there is consensus that sperm count and quality is in decline, but some data suggests the decline may not be as drastic as feared.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Simon is not planning to have children any time soon and doesn't have a partner - he is more concerned with whether a low sperm count could affect his health.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Experiments show that the motility of bull sperm is decreased by dinitrophenol, which interferes with the energy- coupling mechanism with inevitable loss of energy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Using the method, the team focused on sperms with defective capacitation, a process through which sperms become capable of fertilizing an egg.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

They identified these sperms by measuring how much calcium they absorbed.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

“If we want to go international and help women and couples in different parts of the world, we need non-Danish sperm, sperms of all colours,” says Schou.

From Newsweek Mar. 13, 2015

The history of endocrinology can be traced back to Dr.Brown-Séquard injecting himself with dog sperms to study its effect on his vitality and vigor.

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2011

In consequence there are two classes of sperms in man; female producing containing 24 chromosomes, and male producing containing 23 chromosomes.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt




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