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Trauma and Epigenetic Marks in Sperm

The relationship between trauma, stress, and epigenetic changes in sperm, and their potential effects on offspring.

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Jan 17, 2026
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Can a father’s trauma can physically alter the RNA inside his sperm?

A growing body of animal experiments and emerging human studies show that severe stress or trauma experienced by males is associated with measurable changes in RNA and other epigenetic marks in sperm,...

Jan 26, 2026

How do sperm DNA fragmentation and oxidative stress vary by ancestry after adjusting for lifestyle and socioeconomic factors?

Available evidence ties (SDF) and seminal strongly to age, , infections, and modifiable lifestyle factors such as , and —factors that explain much of the population variation in damage . Direct, high-...