Spermageddon

English Alternative forms en spermageddon Etymology en :blend sperm Armageddon + 1 1; coined in response to a controversial 2017 study which claimed that average human sperm count decreased by 52% between 1973 and 2011.en Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis Human Reproduction (journal) Human Reproduction Update 2017-07-25 Hagai Levine, Niels Jørgensen, Anderson Martino-Andrade, Jaime Mendiola, Dan Weksler-Derri, Irina Mindlis, Rachel Pinotti, Shanna H Swan 646-659 6 23 10.1093/humupd/dmx022 1460-2369 32055602 Oxford University Press Arne Sunde Pronunciation en /ˌspɜː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ /-ˈɡɛ.dən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Spermageddon.wav Southern England en /ˌspɜːɹməˈɡɛ.dn̩/ /-ˈɡɛ.dən/ US en ɛdən 4 Proper noun en neologism The (disputed) phenomenon of human sperm count decreasing over time, potentially leading to human extinction. from 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206202355/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/spermageddon-human-race-could-infertile-50-years/ Are the stats misleading, or have we been distracted by fears of overpopulation, when in fact spermageddon – a fertility time bomb – has been sneaking up on us all along? Spermageddon: Why the human race could be infertile in 50 years 2018-01-27 India Sturgis https://web.archive.org/web/20221011133809/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/opinion/sunday/endocrine-disruptors-sperm.html Inevitably, there were headlines about "Spermageddon" and the risk that humans would disappear, but then we moved on to chase other shiny objects. Opinion What Are Sperm Telling Us? 2021-02-20 Nicholas Kristof on en https://web.archive.org/web/20230116185059/https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da24-d249-ab7f-fbe4b5f00000 w:Haaretz Is humankind really facing "Spermageddon," a decline in sperm count that could spell the end of the species? Maybe, maybe not. Spermaggedon in the West? Relax, Harvard Has Good News for You 2021-05-10 Ruth Schuster https://web.archive.org/web/20221226020659/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/health/sperm-fertility-reproduction-crisis.html Now a group of interdisciplinary researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology contend that fears of an impending Spermageddon have been vastly overstated. The Sperm-Count 'Crisis' Doesn't Add Up 2021-06-04 Rachel E. Gross en https://web.archive.org/web/20220823171238/https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2022/04/25/unpacking-testicle-tanning-the-so-called-spermageddon-and-shedding-light-on-medical-misinformation.html w:Toronto Star The other problem here is that the 50 per cent decline in sperm counts, or "spermageddon" as it’s been called, has been called into question. Last year, "The Future of Sperm," a paper published by researchers from both Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, showed that the methodology behind the sperm panic was flawed. Unpacking testicle tanning, the so-called spermageddon and shedding light on medical misinformation 2022-04-25 Christine Sismondo on https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-are-so-many-young-men-freezing-their-sperm-8pq5shb8m https://archive.vn/cfQnO 2023-01-20 Some took issue with this forecast of an imminent Spermageddon. A group of Harvard researchers stated that the study was based on "questionable assumptions", such as the belief that sperm count alone is an accurate predictor of overall male fertility. Why are so many young men freezing their sperm? 2022-11-05 Ellie Austin References