Decreased Male Fertility Possible Paxil Side Effect
Here’s another possible Paxil side effect - damaged sperm an impaired male fertility.
According to a study published online in the journal Fertility & Sterility, 35 healthy men took Paxil for five weeks. he men were tested at the start and following the study and less than 10 percent showed abnormal DNA fragmentation at the start, said the Chicago Tribune. When the trial ended, half the men tested positive for signs of abnormal DNA fragmentation. Sperm returned to normal with discontinuation of the medication.
The lead researcher on the study wrote that “we can infer that as many as half of men taking SSRIs have a reduced ability to conceive.”