Ivermectin reduces sperm count and quality?!?!!!

[FeelingBlue]

Our problem may solve itself. I just read that ivermectin has a negative impact on the quality and quantity of sperm. Could this be true and Darwin Awards will be handed out like candy?!?!

It may take a few months. But, time will tell.

[RockRaven]

1. Sounds too good to be true...

We're never that lucky.

[Celerity]

15. Effects of ivermectin and its combination with alpha lipoic acid on expression of IGFBP-3 and HSPA1

genes and male rat fertility

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/and.12891

Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ivermectin (IVM) with therapeutic dose (injected with 0.56 mg/kg b.wt.) either alone or combined with alpha lipoic acid (ALA) (50 mg/kg b.wt daily) on expression of testicular insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and heat-shock protein A1 (HSPA1)) genes in the testes, as well as on male rat fertility parameters. Results revealed that expression levels of IGFBP-3 and HSPA1 were significantly increased in testis of the IVM-treated group relative to the control group. Furthermore, injection of ivermectin showed a significant decrease in serum testosterone level, sperm count, motility %, live sperm% and index weight of reproductive organs, and a significant increase in sperm abnormalities. Moreover, IVM induced oxidative stress and pathological alterations in the testes. Meanwhile, the administration of ALA with IVM prevented testicular damage and improved all previous parameters. We concluded that ivermectin has undesirable effects on male fertility and altered expression of IGFBP-3 and HSPA1 genes in the testes, while the administration of alpha lipoic acid can ameliorate the adverse effects of ivermectin.

[sir pball]

20. "Index weight of reproductive organs"...

So not only does it wreck your sperm count...it shrinks your balls?!

[Celerity]

21. it does seem to do so in rats at least, and QMAGAts/anti-vaxxers are ratfuckers, so if I was a male

anti-vaxxer connoisseur of the horse paste, I just might be worried, roflmaoooooooo.

Self-sterilisation for one of the worst, most destructive, hateful, ignorant, and powerful large groups on the planet would indeed be poetic justice and a huge win for humankind.

[MontanaMama]

2. Oh good. Hope this is true.

[PatrickforB]

12. I don't know if I have ever said this to you, but I love

the quote on your signature line. How true!

[MontanaMama]

26. Aw thank you.

That quote sure feels true to me too.

[malaise]

19. Join the line

[dflprincess]

3. If a guy was taking Ivremectin

I'd assume his sperm were low quality before he started using it.

[FeelingBlue]

5. Funny! You've got a point!!! NT

[stopdiggin]

6. richly deserved

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[ecstatic]

4. lol! nt

[aeromanKC]

7. As if the GQP gene pool wasn't F'd up enough as it is.

You just can't make this stuff up.

[monkeyman1]

8. republican doing themselves in way of c-19 , canceled there own sex life , how dumb !

[Grokenstein]

9. Man, this just gets better and better.

Just think: Within weeks, weepy bellowing trump trash will be accusing Biden of tricking them into destroying their own nads with that damn delicious horse paste.

[Gore1FL]

10. How high was the quality to begin with if they are taking horse medicine? nt

[PatrickforB]

11. Oh I cannot resist! So if someone is dumb enough to take

ivermectin instead of getting a readily available and free vaccine they cannot...breed.

[cstanleytech]

13. Only if its permanent and if its before they have already peed in the gene pool.

[Fla Dem]

14. Hope that doesn't mean it could cause birth defects if sperm is defective.

No child should have to suffer for the idiocy of their parents.

[Ilsa]

22. From the description of the mutations,

I wonder if an embryo might not even reach the point of Abbot's "beating heart" stage? The woman would miscarry, possibly without knowing she's pregnant. She'd think she was having a late period with slightly heavier cramping. Her hcg levels might be screwed up, though.

I wonder how the animal Rx affects women's hormone cycles for ovulation?

[PortTack]

16. Fewer and fewer gqp. Covid is killing off gqp voters 5x faster than Dems, now this

Geez it’s not like they are being forced to take this crap!

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. From 2011: Effects of Ivermectin therapy on the sperm functions of Nigerian onchocerciasis patients

The effect of ivermectin, a broad spectrum antihelminthic on the sperm functions of animal models have
been extensively studied, however data on humans are very scanty hence this present study. In this study
we screened a total of 385 patients who were diagnosed of onchocerciasis. Out of which, 37 (9.6%) were
eligible for further tests, as their sperm counts were normal while the remaining patients had very low
sperm counts and were therefore not used for further tests or were too weak after the preliminary
screening tests and were not considered eligible for further test/studies. We therefore investigated the
effects of ivermectin therapy on the sperm functions of these eligible 37 diagnosed patients of
onchocerciasis who were of ages between 28 and 57 years. The sperm functions were assessed via
seminal fluid analysis using standard procedure and the following parameters were measured: sperm
counts, sperm motility, sperm morphology, sperm volume, sperm viscosity and sperm liquefaction time.
The above parameters were measured before and after the patients were treated with 150µg/kg body wt
of ivermectin for eleven months and the results were compared and also with normal control reference
range. We observed significant reduction in the sperm counts and sperm motility of the patients tested.
On the morphology there was significant increase in the number of abnormal sperm cells. This took the
forms of two heads, double tails, white (albino) sperms and extraordinarily large heads. It is suspected
that the above alterations in the already determined parameters of the patients’ sperm cells could only
have occurred as a result of their treatment with ivermectin. However, we could not record any
significant change or alteration in the sperm viscosity, sperm volume, and sperm liquefaction time of the
patients. We therefore suggest that caution be seriously exercised in the treatment of male onchocerciasis
patients with ivermectin to avoid the adverse effects it has on the patients’ sperm functions.

https://www.scholarsresearchlibrary.com/articles/effects-of-ivermectin-therapy-on-the-sperm-functions-of-nigerian-onchocerciasis-patients.pdf

Via Wonkette, who point out that Covid itself may be bad for fertility, according to some studies, while there are no reported problems with the vaccine.

[DemocraticPatriot]

18. Good. nt

[Goodheart]

23. I hope so.

[George II]

24. Since most who are taking it are republicans, they already have a poor quality of sperm.