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Do sperm that carry male chromosomes swim faster?
The claim is that human sperm has different physical characteristics (i.e. phenotype) depending on whether it is carrying an X or Y chromosome.
One theory is that sperm that carry the male ...
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Are 99% of sperm 'kamikaze', as described by Robin Baker?
From the book Sperm Wars, by Robin Baker:
Very few (less than 1 per cent) of the sperm in a human ejaculate are the elite, fertile 'egg-getters'. The remainder are infertile 'kamikaze' sperm whose ...
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Is it true that eating sour means that you will have more girls?
I don't know about you, but I heard this one day. It was because I was sucking lemons, and someone was like, "Why do you suck lemons, isn't it soooo sour?". I said it was very sour, but I liked sour. ...
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Can switching from briefs to boxer shorts improve your fertility?
The advice to wear boxer shorts instead of briefs seems reasonable at first glance, since
for testes to produce sufficient
quality and quantity of sperm, the
temperature of testes must be ...
