Antidepressants Affecting Fertility
According to a new study, some antidepressants may increase men's risk of developing abnormal sperm. In the study, researchers gave healthy men the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Paxil for five weeks. The scientists then compared semen samples taken before the study to samples taken after the study was complete. Results showed that the men's average sperm DNA fragmentation score rose from 13.8 percent before they began taking the antidepressant to 30.3 percent after the fourth...
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