Antidepressants Male Infertility
A class of commonly used antidepressants may be the cause of infertility in some men, new studies suggest. Researchers at Cornell Medical Center in New York made the link between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and infertility after following the cases of men whose sperm counts dropped while they were taking the antidepressants. The men's sperm counts then returned to healthy levels when treatment with the drugs was suspended. SSRIs include antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft,...
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