This is how low the acceptance rate for sperm donations in China has become.
🧬 Quality in decline: At a major sperm bank in Hunan, the success rate was still 45.9% in 2006. Today, only around 20% of donations meet the quality criteria, a level that matches the national average. Reasons include environmental pollution, heat, stress, and lifestyle factors.
🧴 Lotion instead of therapy: Chinese researchers are testing a topical lotion designed to improve sperm quality and motility. In animal and laboratory studies, it showed effects even in cases of damage caused by plastics, heavy metals, or aging.
Watch: The decline in fertility has long been a structural problem. Whether high-tech medicine, prevention, or lifestyle change, China is searching for pragmatic solutions while the demographic clock keeps ticking.
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