Scottish Men Vertile Or Not.......?

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Scots have the best sperm in Europe, says study

Scottish men are the most sexually potent in Europe, according to a new study of sperm quality.

The research found Edinburgh men's sperm quality is 15% higher than that of the continent's traditional lovers from Paris.

Men from Turku in Finland came second, those from Copenhagen in Denmark came third while the male inhabitants of Paris came fourth.

The study into regional differences - the first of its kind - follows concern about falling levels of sperm quality.

Causes are thought to range from smoking to pesticides on food and in the air, to sitting down for long periods - which affects long-distance lorry drivers in particular.

Scientists looked at samples from more than 1,000 30-year-old men who'd lived in the target cities for most of their lives.

Those from Edinburgh had the highest proportion of motile sperm, which successfully reaches the egg. English men weren't included in the survey.

Dr Stewart Irvine of the Centre for Reproductive Biology at Edinburgh, said: "Some regional differences were quite wide. We'll now need to find out what is causing this."

The findings are reported in the current issue of Oxford University's Human Reproduction magazine.

Or:

One thousand Scottish men are being approached to answer one of the most vexing questions of the past decade: are sperm counts declining? A variety of studies have suggested sperm counts are dropping, and that pollution may be to blame. So the Scottish health service is enlisting a thousand men, chosen at random. Each man will be asked to contribute semen and mail it to a central facility for the sperm counts. The counts will then be compared for different locations throughout the country, looking for any link between pollution and lower sperm counts. The key to this trial is a special preservative. It'll keep the sperm alive for 48 hours – long enough for them to survive their trip through the postal system. It also brings a whole new meaning to the term "male order".


or:

New Studies: Scotland



The researchers in Scotland completed their study in response to

criticism of Carlsen's 1992 historical analysis of 62 sperm-count

studies, showing a 50% reduction in 50 years.  They had records

for 3729 semen donors born between 1940 and 1969 and they

examined these by statistical techniques chosen to avoid the

(controversial) criticisms that had been leveled at Carlsen's

work.  They found an apparent decline in sperm count from 128

million per cc (in men born in the 1940s) to 75 million in men

born in the late 1960s, a 41% loss.  "Thus we do not accept that

the evidence for a fall in sperm concentrations is unconvincing,"

they concluded.



Several researchers have noted that the decline in sperm quality

(count, motility and normal shape) coincides with an increasing

incidence of abnormalities of the male genital tract, including

testicular cancer and cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) in

various countries.[6]  Such abnormalities have doubled in

frequency during the past 30 years in many parts of the world.[7]

In Scotland, for example, testicular cancer has doubled since

1960 and is striking a younger population (ages 15 to 44) every

year.  The cause of these increasing abnormalities remains a

mystery.



One clue that may tie all the threads of evidence together is the

record of what happened to the sons of women who were given a

synthetic hormone, diethylstilbestrol (DES), during the 1950s and

1960s.  About a million American women were given DES as a

"morning after" pill to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy.

Their sons have shown an increase in genital tract abnormalities,

AND reduced sperm count.



There is confirming data from animal experiments as well.

Pregnant female rats given a single, very low, dose of dioxin on

the 15th day of gestation, produce male offspring that have

genital tract abnormalities (particularly undescended testicles)

and that have a low sperm count after they mature.[8]  Dioxin

does much of its toxic work by acting as an estrogen-like hormone.



Thus, although it remains a hypothesis that estrogen-mimicking

chemicals are causing the observed changes in the male

reproductive tract, it is a hypothesis that is being taken very

seriously by a large number of scientists world-wide; they are

working aggressively to confirm its truth or falsehood.



It is, after all, an important matter for the future of the human

species.  The reported sperm loss appears to be occurring

world-wide. The report in February in the NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF

MEDICINE ends this way: "The significant decline in the

concentration of sperm during the past 20 years in the Paris area

may be related to an interaction of the age of the [sperm] donors

and the chronologic period [in which they are living] that in

turn could implicate factors affecting all the inhabitants of an

area, such as the water supply or environmental pollution."

                                                --Peter Montague



You gotta feel sorry for the scots!!!

Lp9

[Spider_dude]

i have loads of sperm.

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Uh oh http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Cjcooljonno/eekout.gif


Jonno B)

[Lamsey]

:01:

[Honey]

does that mean they have bigger balls too LP9?? :o



:blink:

[hooked]

Originally posted by Spider_dude@6 January 2004 - 15:52
i have loads of sperm.
come to daddy :w00t:

[100%]

http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/reviews/ryan/Images/ryan1-16-5.jpg
Uh oh http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Cjcooljonno/eekout.gif :lol:

[Samurai]

Best Sperm In Europe EH???

READ THIS THEN...


LONDON (AFP) - Male sperm counts have fallen by almost a third since 1989, with factors such as drinking and obesity possibly to blame, according to a British study.


A survey of 7,500 men who attended the Aberdeen Fertility Centre in northern Scotland between 1989 and 2002 brought alarming findings, researchers said Monday.


Analysis of sperm samples showed that in men with what is considered a "normal" concentration of sperm -- defined as over 20 million sperm per millilitre of semen -- the average sperm count fell by 29 percent.


This "must cause some concern and needs to be explained", said Dr Siladitya Bhattacharya, who led the research project.


"There could be a number of lifestyle factors which could play a role in this," he said.


"It just highlights the need for research to discover what these reasons might be, as well as the need for further studies elsewhere in the country to see if they support our results."


Drug use, alcohol, smoking and obesity have all been linked to a decline in sperm counts, as well as pesticides and other chemicals in the environment.


In 1986, Scotland was affected by the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, but Bhattacharya said it was "almost impossible" to say for certain whether this or any other individual factor was to blame.


It could also not be concluded that there had been a fall in male fertility, as factors other than just sperm count played a part, he added.


"There has been an increase in men seeking treatment for male infertility, but whether this is due to a significant increase in this condition or because men are more aware of new techniques which have been developed to help them, we cannot say."

Did you notice the bit about where these tests were taken?

NEXT PLEASE...

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Actually latest study's proved scottish men's spermcount has decreased 40-50 % over the last decade.
I did read it in my paper this morning!!

Don't know about the balls, though!

Maybe i should study those....... :lol:

Lp9

[Spider_dude]

can i just say shouldn't the title be scottish men fetile or not, cos vertile doesn't make sense.

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Originally posted by Spider_dude@6 January 2004 - 16:13
can i just say shouldn't the title be scottish men fetile or not, cos vertile doesn't make sense.
You may.

But what does fetile mean??

Or do you mean futile?? :lol:

Lp9

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by Spider_dude@6 January 2004 - 15:13
can i just say shouldn't the title be scottish men fetile or not, cos vertile doesn't make sense.
Fertile would be better :P

[vidcc]

whatever the race of the participants you have to remember that to do this study the doctors had to deal with a load of wankers :lol: :lol:

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Originally posted by Lamsey+6 January 2004 - 16:16--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lamsey @ 6 January 2004 - 16:16)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Spider_dude@6 January 2004 - 15:13
can i just say shouldn&#39;t the title be scottish men fetile or not, cos vertile doesn&#39;t make sense.
Fertile would be better :P [/b][/quote]
Thank you&#33;&#33;

Lp9

Too busy spreading love to bother typo&#39;s.

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Surley it matters not who can cum the most, surley it&#39;s whether you can satify your partener? :)
Unless you want kids :ph34r:

Or work in the porn industry and are required to fire 2 feet every shot :lol:

Jonno B)

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@6 January 2004 - 16:24
Surley it matters not who can cum the most, surley it&#39;s whether you can satify your partener? :)
Unless you want kids :ph34r:

Or work in the porn industry and are required to fire 2 feet every shot :lol:

Jonno B)
Don&#39;t you think there is a relation between the amount of semen and the love you feel??? ;)

Lp9

[JONNO_CELEBS]

In a way maybe you have a point, I know for me the more excited I get and the longer I go the more I cum :)
So maybe you&#39;re right :)

Jonno B)

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@6 January 2004 - 16:56
In a way maybe you have a point, I know for me the more excited I get and the longer I go the more I cum :)
So maybe you&#39;re right :)

Jonno B)
Exactly my point.

Thank you.

lp9

[JONNO_CELEBS]

You&#39;re welcome :P :lol:

Jonno B)

[LovePotion nr. 9]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@6 January 2004 - 17:02
You&#39;re welcome :P :lol:

Jonno B)
Welcome........ :rolleyes:

You mean i can come visit you?

Maybe compare love-tactics........ :P

Lp9

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Tactics or tackle? :lol: :lol:

Oh all are welcome to come see me :)

Bring beer :01:

Hey, special brew is Danish :)

Jonno B)

[pol]

Originally posted by Honey@6 January 2004 - 15:56
does that mean they have bigger balls too LP9??&nbsp; &nbsp; :o&nbsp;



:blink:

:huh:



you&#39;ve never heard of the famous scotch eggs ?

http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/060104-scotchegg.jpg

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Honey@6 January 2004 - 15:56
does that mean they have bigger balls too LP9?? :o



:blink:
Hi Honey. :rolleyes:

Yes this is true. The last dance I was at there were over 600 people at it. :lol:

[WeeMouse]

Originally posted by bigboab+6 January 2004 - 22:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigboab @ 6 January 2004 - 22:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Honey@6 January 2004 - 15:56
does that mean they have bigger balls too LP9??&nbsp; &nbsp; :o&nbsp;



:blink:
Hi Honey. :rolleyes:

Yes this is true. The last dance I was at there were over 600 people at it. :lol: [/b][/quote]
:lol:

Scottish men RULE :)

[bigboab]

I dont know if anyone in here realises that if you refrain from sex for a while when you want a child. Then the chances are greater that the child will be a boy. Apparently if there is a quick turnover then it is fifty fifty. But if you refrain the male sperm survives longer. Just a wee bit of useless information. :lol:

[Skweeky]

I knew I chose to right country :D

[thewizeard]

Originally posted by Skweeky@6 January 2004 - 21:58
I knew I chose to right country :D
:o Skweeky, you might be making a mistake...the English were excluded from the research... :)

[Skweeky]

But I&#39;m going to Scotland :o

[thewizeard]

Originally posted by Skweeky@6 January 2004 - 22:24
But I&#39;m going to Scotland :o
Ah, but you have to pass through England first...a lot can happen between Dover and Glasgow.... :)

[Skweeky]

No, I&#39;m taking the ferry to Rosyth

[thewizeard]

Originally posted by Skweeky@6 January 2004 - 22:29
No, I&#39;m taking the ferry to Rosyth
That will be your salvation then... I think you will love Scotland, it&#39;s a beautiful country and the Scots are a great people... I wish you much happiness there...

[Skweeky]

Thank you Nigel, I&#39;m sure all will work out :)

[Yogi]

Originally posted by Skweeky@7 January 2004 - 00:35
Thank you Nigel, I&#39;m sure all will work out :)
But did you find out if the Scots are vertile???


Yogi

[Skweeky]

:lol: Erm...I&#39;m supposed to get my period in two weeks, I&#39;ll tell you then :P

[Yogi]

Originally posted by Skweeky@5 February 2004 - 20:52
:lol: Erm...I&#39;m supposed to get my period in two weeks, I&#39;ll tell you then :P
So you don&#39;t use the Pill??? :blink:


Yogi

[Skweeky]

I do but...it&#39;s a long story and none of your business anyway :lol:

[Yogi]

Originally posted by Skweeky@5 February 2004 - 21:01
I do but...it&#39;s a long story and none of your business anyway :lol:
WTS??? :blink:

I make it my business&#33;&#33;&#33; :angry:

So how much for that story??? :lol:


Yogi

[Skweeky]

No, there is someone reading thorugh my posts who would only use this information to get to me <_<

[WeeMouse]

Hey Skweeks&#33; B)

Don&#39;t you tell him anything ANYTHING&#33;

He could be a spy sent here from your mother :shifty: Just to see if you&#39;re behaving......

*mouse throws things*

[Skweeky]

:lol: Like my mum cares about what I am doing :lol:


*throws things too*

[WeeMouse]

pfffffffffffft it&#39;s not that mothers care....they just like to see what you&#39;re up to so they can critisize it&#33;

*mouse throws more things*

[Skweeky]

Myeah, you&#39;ve got a point there <_<

*throws chairs*

You know Mouse, I hope to be back in Scotland next week, want to meet during the weekend?

[Emdee]

Please say it&#39;s jelly u girls are throwing. That&#39;d really make my day :drool:

[Skweeky]

I just said I was throwing chairs, and it&#39;s not at each other <_<

[Yogi]

Keep throwing, Girls&#33;&#33;

Let it all out&#33;&#33;

Now some table&#39;s, okay??


Yogi


And: WeeMouse, be carefull what you say or i tell lamsey you secretly ......... :angry:

[WeeMouse]

Wooooooooo&#33; ok next weekend we shall meet&#33;

Text or phone or e-mail me to arrange stuff

*me throws the dog*

[Skweeky]

*throws UKMan*

Ok, I&#39;ll call you as soon as I&#39;m back :D

[Yogi]

Originally posted by WeeMouse@5 February 2004 - 21:30
Wooooooooo&#33; ok next weekend we shall meet&#33;

Text or phone or e-mail me to arrange stuff

*me throws the dog*
Okay, but please don&#39;t tell, Liam...........

He&#39;s on my tail lately&#33;&#33;&#33;


BribeYogs


*Me throws my girls mother.......

[Skweeky]

You can&#39;t come Yoho, it&#39;s a girls night out <_< So we can nag about parents and men :lol:

[WeeMouse]

*me throws liam&#39;s bed*

Cool Skweeks&#33;

i can show you all the pubs................ALL OF THEM&#33; :lol:

*me kicks sensualgardening*

[Skweeky]

Can I sleep over in that case? :huh:


*throws the cat*

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Skweeky@5 February 2004 - 19:41
Can I sleep over in that case? :huh:


*throws the cat*
How big is this case? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Yogi]

Originally posted by WeeMouse@5 February 2004 - 21:40
*me throws liam&#39;s bed*

Cool Skweeks&#33;

i can show you all the pubs................ALL OF THEM&#33; :lol:

*me kicks sensualgardening*
Ohhh, mousy............ :wub: :wub: :wub:

Baby, kick me one more time&#33;&#33;&#33;



Yogi


*throw my horse.......pffff&#33;&#33;

[WeeMouse]

You can stay over if you want to :)

I&#39;ll show you about Glasgow, then you can meet Liam and we can get pizza and OOOH OOOOH the fun&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :clap: :pizza:

*me throws her mobile*

oh shi........... :o

[Skweeky]

meet Liam? :fear:

I hope he won&#39;t put us on moderation <_<

[WeeMouse]

:lol:

Nah........we can kick him if he tries&#33; :D

*me throws a guitar at sensualgardening*

[Skweeky]

wearing our Doc Martens? :D


*throws one of the plants*

[Yogi]

But that&#39;s a &#39;72 fender stratocaster........

And you don&#39;t get it back&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;


Yogi

[WeeMouse]

YEAH&#33;

OOOOOOOH&#33;

and i&#39;ll wear a leather jacket too. Maybe. If it&#39;s not too cold.

WOOOOOOOOO&#33;

*me throws liam*

[Skweeky]

Yeah&#33;&#33; I&#39;ll wear that long red one&#33;

I might consider wearing black boots with high heels in that case though...

*throws her earrings*

[WeeMouse]

NO&#33;

Skweeky must wear Doc Martens. Mouse demands it so.

*me throws her shoe*

[Skweeky]

Ok ok ok ok, I&#39;ll wear the Doc Martens, I suppose I could wear my green leather jacket then

[WeeMouse]

Green&#33; COOL&#33;

Did you look for jobs in the Council yet?

AND WHY DIDN&#39;T YOU THROW SOMETHING?

*me throws the laptop*

[Skweeky]

I&#39;m sorry, I&#39;m sorry

*throws speakers and cam*

No, I didn&#39;t :unsure: Can I have the link again please?

[WeeMouse]

GCC (http://www.glasgow.gov.uk)

there ya are&#33;

*me throws some cellotape*

MY short hair is still strange Skweeky......my assistant manager now calls me Aragorn. <_<

Git&#33;
:rolleyes:

[Skweeky]

Aragorn is cute&#33; :wub:

I want to see pics&#33; Btw, dyed my hair black :D


*throws tv*

[WeeMouse]

Black hair&#33; cool :)

My hair is just dark and really really wavy just now :blink:

BIzarre&#33;

No pic - camera is not working :)

*me throws her bus pass*

[Skweeky]

Yeah, maybe I&#39;ll post a pic one of these :D

Lots of vacancies on the site I see :D


*throws lightbulb*

[WeeMouse]

Loadsa vacancies&#33;

Go for at least one :)

PS just got the camera working, trying to take a pic now

*me throws the dog&#39;s bowl*

[Skweeky]

Yeah I will, the thing is....I don&#39;t know if my enlgish is good enough yet :(

Yaaay, I&#39;ll send you a pic if you like, can&#39;t upload them so no posting.

*throws the mic while waiting for Mouses pic*

[WeeMouse]

I&#39;m sure your English is great&#33; You speak better english than some of the goons around here :lol:

HEY&#33; Bring a digital camera with you when you visit Glasgow - we&#39;ll get some great pics&#33;

No mouse pics just now - Not light enough <_<

*me throws a stripey sock*

[Skweeky]

Hehe, ok I can do that :D

*throws an empty wine bottle*

[WeeMouse]

Originally posted by Skweeky@5 February 2004 - 21:53
Hehe, ok I can do that :D

*throws an empty wine bottle*
:)

Go Skweeky
*me dances*

I just told Liam you were gonna stay with me and he did this ------&#62; :clap: :w00t:

So i walloped him&#33; :D

*me throws a penny*

[Skweeky]

Liam is NOT sleeping in the same room as me Mouse <_< :lol:

Good job you &#39;walloped&#39; (good word that) him :D


*throws some tobacco*

[WeeMouse]

Originally posted by Skweeky@5 February 2004 - 21:59
Liam is NOT sleeping in the same room as me Mouse <_< :lol:

Good job you &#39;walloped&#39; (good word that) him :D


*throws some tobacco*
Liam won&#39;t be staying - he works mornings at weekends&#33;

hehe wallop....gotta say it in a scottish accent&#33; :D

*me throws somw pasta*

[Skweeky]

Hehehe, good, then we can have a nice and quiet breakfast :lol:


*throws full ashtray*

[WeeMouse]

:)

mmmmm............rolls &#39;n&#39; sausage and a nice cup of tea :01:

Makes ye big and strong&#33;&#33;&#33;

*me throws her comb*

[Skweeky]

Ok, tea not too strong though, I&#39;m a bit sensitive to it :(

*throws a fishstick*

[WeeMouse]

weak tea it is then. Or baby tea as we call it.

just pm me a date and time, skweeks&#33; :)

*me throws a cd.....like a frisbee&#33;*

[Skweeky]

I will, but I dont even have my flight booked :lol:


*throws her old Spice Girls cd*

[WeeMouse]

Originally posted by Skweeky@5 February 2004 - 22:43
I will, but I dont even have my flight booked :lol:


*throws her old Spice Girls cd*
Well book it, wummin&#33; :lol:

*me throws her bra*

[Rat Faced]

Wearing those skirts, erm i mean kilts...lets the air cool their balls down...


:-"






/me runs before Lamsey joins WeeMouse throwing things....

[WeeMouse]

/me throws herself at Rat&#33;

:lol:

[Skweeky]

I can&#39;t, have to get in touch with Marc first and he has his mobile switched off as he&#39;s off work <_<


edit: *throws her Snoopy knickers*

[WeeMouse]

PAH&#33;

Kick his head in when you see him next&#33;

*me throws her snoopy socks that my pal&#39;s mum gave me :) *

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Rat Faced@5 February 2004 - 21:47
Wearing those skirts, erm i mean kilts...lets the air cool their balls down...


:-"






/me runs before Lamsey joins WeeMouse throwing things....
Wishful thinking there maybe. :lol: :lol: