1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgbrilabuskeshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/brilabuskes/A Climate Change Side Effect: Earth's Warming Could Lead To Successive Heat Waves That All But Sterilize Men - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LfxHMaTQXX"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/a-climate-change-side-effect-earths-warming-could-lead-to-successive-heat-waves-that-all-but-sterilize-men/">A Climate Change Side Effect: Earth’s Warming Could Lead To Successive Heat Waves That All But Sterilize Men</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/a-climate-change-side-effect-earths-warming-could-lead-to-successive-heat-waves-that-all-but-sterilize-men/embed/#?secret=LfxHMaTQXX" width="600" height="338" title="“A Climate Change Side Effect: Earth’s Warming Could Lead To Successive Heat Waves That All But Sterilize Men” — KFF Health News" data-secret="LfxHMaTQXX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Research suggests that heat stress appears to be associated with transgenerational fertility problems, as well. That means that organisms may bear the effects of elevated temperatures long after the initial exposure — in the form of reduced lifespans, reproductive challenges and other types of defects passed to offspring.