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Doctors warn that humans could become extinct due to sperm count drop

  • Doctors have warned that humans could become extinct if men continue to fall at current rates.
  • Some of the experts are sceptical about the human reproduction update.

Researchers have said that sperm count among men seems to have reduced over 40 years after assessing results on nearly 200 studies.

Speaking to BBC, the lead researcher, Dr Hagai Levine said that if the trend continues human would become extinct and that he is 'very worried' of what might happen in the future.

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