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Sperm count drops among western men



Sperm counts among men have more than halved in the last 40 years, research suggests, although the drivers behind the decline remain unclear. The latest findings reveal that between 1973 and 2011, the concentration of sperm in the ejaculate of men in western countries has fallen by an average of 1.4% a year, leading to an overall drop of just over 52%. “The results are quite shocking,” said Hagai Levine, an epidemiologist and lead author of the study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.





The chart for the last solar eclipse of February 26, 2017 drawn for Jerusalem, where the study was carried out, will help explain the news. The eclipse is significant for the place as it falls on the descendant. It  also makes hard aspects to the Mars-Venus square Pluto combination placed in the 8th and 5th houses.

Skyscript provides the following  areas of rulership for 5th and 8th houses.

Fifth House Rulerships: Children, pregnancy, pregnant women. Love affairs, romance, lovemaking, sex, procreation and conception. http://www.skyscript.co.uk/temples/h5.html

Eighth House Rulerships:  All matters relating to death, decay, fear, anxiety and loss. Transits through this house often show a need to consolidate and accept the loss of elements of life that are no longer fruitful or have served their purpose. http://www.skyscript.co.uk/temples/h8.html

An aspect between the 5th and 8th house planets can therefore mean a decline in the power of conception and procreation.  In addition Mars represents male sexuality so that Mars-Pluto can point to the need to sublimate, redirect or transform the Mars aggression and sexual energy for higher purposes beyond just the procreative.




If we now progress the eclipse chart to July 25, the date of publication of the study, we find that the progressed meridian triggers the Venus-Mars-Pluto square on that date.


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