Antidepressants 'may harm sperm'

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Antidepressants 'may harm sperm'

Postby hey-its-ok » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:32 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7633400.stm

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Drugs taken by millions of men to alleviate depression may affect their fertility, say US scientists.... A small number of healthy men given the antidepressant paroxetine for four weeks had far higher levels of sperm with damaged DNA....The results, reported in New Scientist magazine, do not necessarily mean these men would have serious problems becoming a father....However, a UK fertility specialist said they were a "cause for concern".

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Postby steve » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:35 pm

Also give the SSRI's known effect of delaying ejaculation - I think I will steer clear.

Steve


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