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Woman who was dumped over text before their wedding became a mother thanks to a sperm donour 

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A woman who was dumped by text months before her wedding has revealed she is happier than ever after becoming a single mother with the help of a sperm donor.  Jade Edgington, 30, from Birmingham, West Midlands, was just six months away from her big day when her fiancé had a change of heart and … Read more

I didn’t use my dead husband’s sperm: When her partner died, AMY MOLLOY was tempted to have his baby

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At my wedding to my first husband in 2007, a rumour circulated that I was pregnant. When a friend told me who was spreading it, I laughed out loud — the only other option was to cry. I wasn’t pregnant. I was a 23-year-old marrying a man who, according to his doctors, had less than … Read more

Earthquakes make it hard for the sperm whale to find food for a year

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Earthquakes disrupt the ability of sperm whales to find food for at least a year, a study has found.   Noise from an earthquake causes hearing damage and significant tremors can destroy key foraging areas and trigger food shortages.  Scientists in New Zealand examined the behaviour of 54 sperm whales over the course of four years … Read more

Bad diets to blame for plummeting sperm counts: Men who eat junk food have 25% fewer swimmers

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Worsening diets could be the reason behind plummeting sperm counts in men, a study has suggested. US researchers found young men who ate a diet full of junk food had significantly less swimmers than those who ate healthily.   The team analysed sperm quality of almost 3,000 Danish men, who also reported their typical eating habits.  … Read more