Most condoms contain a potent carcinogen, N-Nitrosamine, a German research facility revealed last Friday. Of 32 types tested, 29 contained the cancer-causing chemical at highly elevated levels, up to three times what could be found in food, the study showed.
Study scientists, who conducted the research at the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, said “N-Nitrosamine is one of the most carcinogenic substances,” as reported by the Reuters news service. “There is a pressing need for manufacturers to tackle this problem,” the scientists recommended.
The chemical's purpose is to increase the elasticity of latex rubber, and is released when a condom comes in contact with body fluids.
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Baby Born from 21-Year-Old Frozen Sperm
British scientists have reported the birth of a healthy baby boy born to a father whose sperm was frozen for 21 years. The man, who was treated for testicular cancer at the age of 17, had a sample of his sperm frozen before the cancer treatment. His thawed sperm was used to fertilize his wife's ova in-vitro, resulting in the birth of the boy in 2002.
Birmingham University fertility specialist Chris Barratt told the British Broadcasting Corporation that he was not surprised, as animal sperm has been viable after remaining frozen for more than 40 years.
“We believe this is the longest period of sperm cryopreservation resulting in a live birth reported in the scientific literature,” Elizabeth Pease, one member of the research team involved in the in vitro experiment, told the BBC. Pease is a reproductive medicine consultant to St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester.
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