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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Study says stress and anxiety may be linked to sperm quality 研究說，壓力與緊張可能與精子品質有關
研究顯示，壓力與緊張可能與精子品質有關，圖為保險套。（路透）
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A man’s ability to produce sperm may depend on his ability to handle stress, according to a study from Italy that looked at the impact of short- and longer-term stress.
根據觀察短期與長期壓力影響的義大利研究，男人製造精子的能力，可能取決於處理壓力的能力。
The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Fertility & Sterility, found that men with higher levels of both short- and long-term stress and anxiety ejaculated less semen and had lower sperm concentration and counts.
在「生育與不孕」期刊發表報告的研究人員發現，短期與長期承受較高壓力，以及較高緊張程度的男性，射出的精子較少，精蟲濃度與數量也較低。
Men with the highest anxiety levels were also more likely to have sperm that were deformed or less mobile.
緊張程度最高的男性，精子更可能畸形或較不活躍。
Previous research has found that men going through fertility treatment or evaluation have higher stress levels than the average person, and some studies have also shown links between stress and sperm quality. But nobody had looked at whether short-term increases in stress and long-term anxiety had different effects.
先前的研究發現，接受生育治療或評估的男性，壓力程度較一般人高，部分研究也顯示，壓力與精子品質間有關聯。不過沒有人研究過，短期間的壓力增加，與長時間的緊張，影響是否不同。
新聞辭典
concentration：名詞，濃度。例句：High concentrations of toxic elements were found in the polluted areas.（在污染地區發現了高濃度的有毒元素。）
deformed：形容詞，畸形的，變形的。例句：The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind.（這些樹因為風的強度完全變形。）
mobile：形容詞，活動的。例句：You’ve broken your ankle but you’ll be fully mobile within a couple of months.（你摔斷了腳踝，但不用幾個月就能行動自如了。）
