Chinese people's fertility decreasing

时间：2007-04-11 00:24:25

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Chinanews, Hangzhou, Apr. 10 – Chinese people’s fertility is lower than before. Statistics show that in some parts of China, the infertility1 rate of married people reaches 7-10%. More people are unable to give birth to babies.

 

The information was released at the first joint2 annual forum3 held by the China Medical Reproduction Association and China Animal and Biological Reproduction Association in Hangzhou, the Zhejiang Daily reported.

 

In recent years, doctors on reproduction medical science have made some investigations4 and researches on Chinese people’s fertility, finding that compared with forty years ago, the number of sperms6 contained by per litre of semen has decreased from 100 million to 20-40 million.

 

“In Shanghai, we have a sperm5 bank and a large number of donors7 are college students. Normally, these young students should be healthy and energetic and the sperms donated by them should be good. However, in actual fact, the qualities of their semen do not meet our requirement. The donated semen not only contains a small number of sperms, the sperms are also not active enough,” said Professor Wang Yifei.

 

While semen degradation8 contributes to many infertility cases, many women's late marriage is also one of the reasons for the rising infertility rate.

 

Semen deterioration9 is mainly caused by the changing environment in which human beings live. Fertilizers, insecticide, and decorative10 materials used today contain many poisonous substances. In addition, the forage11 that domestic animals feed on has addictives. The soil and water resources are polluted. All these cause the quality of sperms to decrease. In addition, taking drugs, drinking, smoking, obesity, and mounting social pressure also contribute to semen degradation
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1 infertility 37ExE     
n.不肥沃，不毛；不育
参考例句：
  • It is the Geneva, Switzerland-based Biotech Company's second recombinant infertility drug. 它是瑞士生物技术公司在日内瓦的公司生产的第二种重组治疗不孕症的药。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术制药疫苗
  • Endometritis is a cause of infertility. 子宫内膜炎是不育的原子。 来自辞典例句
2 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
3 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
4 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
5 sperm jFOzO     
n.精子，精液
参考例句：
  • Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
  • In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。
6 sperms 1b94e566aa1c00eb3617229a124394c4     
精子( sperm的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Sperms fertilize ova in the fallopian tube. 在输卵管内精子使卵受精。
  • The gender is determined by the father's sperms not by the mother. 性别是由爸爸的精子决定的而不是妈妈。
7 donors 89b49c2bd44d6d6906d17dca7315044b     
n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者
参考例句：
  • Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
  • About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 degradation QxKxL     
n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变
参考例句：
  • There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
  • Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。
9 deterioration yvvxj     
n.退化；恶化；变坏
参考例句：
  • Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
  • The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
10 decorative bxtxc     
adj.装饰的，可作装饰的
参考例句：
  • This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
  • The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。
11 forage QgyzP     
n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻
参考例句：
  • They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
  • Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。

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