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sperm

[spurm] / spɜrm /


NOUN
seminal fluid
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Young men often don’t know their fertility status and might have a low sperm count to begin with.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

For men using testosterone therapy under the guidance of a physician, there is a “recovery” period between ending testosterone therapy and sperm counts returning to within normal levels, but it’s often not pre-testosterone levels.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

Nik said the couple felt "blindsided" by the fact that their sperm donor could withdraw consent at that stage.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Several patient co-ordinators at the IVF clinic, including Hodson, told Rachel that Firdevs would arrange her sperm donor order.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Whether the sperm cell will reach and penetrate the egg depends upon its own supply of ATP, generated in the mitochondria thickly clustered in the neck of the cell.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Using the method, the team focused on sperms with defective capacitation, a process through which sperms become capable of fertilizing an egg.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

They identified these sperms by measuring how much calcium they absorbed.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

“If we want to go international and help women and couples in different parts of the world, we need non-Danish sperm, sperms of all colours,” says Schou.

From Newsweek Mar. 13, 2015

The history of endocrinology can be traced back to Dr.Brown-Séquard injecting himself with dog sperms to study its effect on his vitality and vigor.

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2011

Even the humpbacks and common finbacks, both well known in Canadian waters, occasionally surpass the average size of sperms and 'rights.'

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Charles Henry Wood




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