This Could End White People Forever - Human Sperm Count Declining

This Could End White People Forever - Human Sperm Count Declining

Hey Science Maniatics, it's Paula here! Let’s talk about sperm. Some love it and some hate it. Either way it deals with science. Are you ready to dive into the world of human fertility? Recently, a study was published in the journal Human Reproduction Update that found some alarming statistics about sperm count and concentration in the last 50 years.

The study found that average human sperm concentrations dropped by 51.6 percent, and total sperm counts dropped by 62.3 percent. The researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 223 papers published between 1973 and 2018, analyzing sperm samples of a combined 57,000 men across 53 countries. This study expands on a 2017 paper by several of the same authors that found a similar decline in sperm count.

The 2017 study focused mostly on people in Europe, North America, and Australia, but the new analysis includes data from South America, Asia, and Africa. This is particularly important, as the decline in sperm count and concentration is not limited to developed countries, it's a global trend.