French sperm count falls by 32%

In a rare research undertaken in France, it has been concluded that the sperm count of French men fell by a third between 1989 and 2005, a study suggests.

The semen of more than 26,600 French men was tested in the study, reported in the journal Human Reproduction.

The number of millions of spermatozoa per millilitre fell by 32.3%, a rate of about 1.9% a year. And the percentage of normally shaped sperm fell by 33.4%. The average sperm count however remains within the fertile range, but experts want to see more research into possible causes.

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One of the paper's authors, Dr Joelle Le Moal remarks: "To our knowledge, this is the first study concluding a severe and general decrease in sperm concentration and morphology at the scale of a whole country over a substantial period."

Chemicals, diet and lifestyle may lower sperm count.

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Mafia Wars 2 Loses 900,000 Users a month

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Mafia Wars 2 lost over 900,000 players in November. While the game brought in as many as 2.5 million daily players in October, that number has declined significantly just a month later. 

The decline may be due in part to the steady rise of social gaming, which has people playing more games, meaning they're spending less time in each.

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