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Frogs that live in wet environments have bigger testicles and higher quality sperm than those in drier regions, a new study has found. Frogs of the Crawling Toadlet species (Pseudophryne guentheri) are native to south-western Australia, and can experience between approximately 300 and 1250 mm of rainfall per year depending on where they live. The Aussie … Read more
A single woman has revealed she spent her life savings on becoming a mum ahead of her 40th birthday. Lisa Green, from Solihull in the West Midlands, had always dreamed of becoming a mum – but as she got closer to 40, she feared she’d never meet the one. When she was 38 she decided … Read more
A new documentary recounts the story of a 21-year-old British man with Asperger’s syndrome who discovers he has 25 American half-brothers and sisters after he was conceived using donor sperm. Oli Benjamin, from London, was born in 1999 after his mother Jody and her female partner decided they wanted to have a child via IVF … Read more
‘She’s a wildcard’: Evicted Bachelor star Izzy Sharman-Firth reveals the bizarre reason why her mum asked for Locky Gilbert’s sperm By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:12 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 07:13 BST, 24 September 2020 Bachelor viewers were left stunned after Izzy Sharman-Firth’s mother asked Locky Gilbert for his sperm … Read more
Bachelor viewers were left stunned after Izzy Sharman-Firth’s mother asked Locky Gilbert for his sperm during Wednesday’s episode. The 29-year-old Bachelor hopeful had taken Locky home to meet her two mums, when one of the women decided to ask the handsome reality star for his sperm. ‘We just wondered… This is probably a little, tiny bit … Read more
World’s oldest sperm is discovered inside a female crustacean that mated and was then trapped in amber 100 million years ago By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest fossilised animal sperm from around 100 … Read more
As soon as her three-year-old son could voice the words, he proudly insisted to his mother: ‘I’m a girl’. Watching him happily playing for hours at home with his elder sisters’ toys and clothes, Louise Anderson says she knew it was no passing ‘phase’, despite some trying to tell her otherwise. So much so that … Read more
The grieving mother of a transgender teenager is launching a legal bid to stop fertility doctors destroying her child’s frozen sperm. Louise Anderson, 45, plans to go to the highest court in Scotland after learning that samples saved by her 16-year-old daughter Ellie, who died suddenly in July, could be thrown out in days. Ellie Anderson, … Read more
Female body has the final say on which sperm fertilise the eggs to avoid inbreeding and create healthy babies, scientists discover Experts from Finland explored how women’s reproductive fluids impact sperm They found a man’s sperm performs better in a genetically-compatible woman Specifically, those mating pairs with different immune genes are better suited This helps to … Read more
Sperm-donor who ‘thought he was entering co-parenting relationship with lesbian couple’ loses High Court battle to see his six-year-old daughter Mrs Justice Theis concluded contact would not meet ‘welfare needs’ of the girl Biological father had asked for ‘child arrangements’ order to spend time with her Mrs Theis rejected application but allowed him to send … Read more