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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health

A lot to learn about sperm: Hunter researchers say understanding infertility an 'urgent matter'

PhD researcher Nathan Burke and University of Newcastle researcher Dr Elizabeth Bromfield. Picture supplied

INFERTILITY is the "canary in the coal mine" when there is environmental stress, Hunter researchers have found.

Researchers from the Infertility and Reproduction Program at Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have unearthed a connection between "lipid peroxidation" that occurs in both poor sperm health and in other diseases.

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