09/09/2021

Study Finds Ivermectin Causes Sterilization in 85 Percent of Men

It's often used to combat parasites in animals

The effects of Ivermectin therapy on human males can have an effect on men's reproductive health.

Researchers at three universities in Nigeria studied the effects of Ivermectin, which is used to treat river blindness and other medical conditions in humans, on men's sperm counts. According to their study, 85 percent of men who take Ivermectin become sterilized.

Ivermectin is often used as an anthelmintic to combat parasites in animals; some people have been using it to fight COVID-19 despite health experts’ recommendations against it.

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