Valproate has no significant impact on male fertility, study finds

There is little evidence to suggest that sodium valproate significantly impacts male fertility, according to a study published in Nature Communications. In the retrospective cohort study, published on 15 September 2025, researchers from the University of Liverpool — with funding from the Epilepsy Research Institute — carried out an analysis of data from 91,917 men […]

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Pharmaceutical journal/˜The œpharmaceutical journal
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1211/pj.2025.1.373919
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Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
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Valproate has no significant impact on male fertility, study finds

Pharmaceutical journal/˜The œpharmaceutical journal
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Valproate has no significant impact on male fertility, study finds

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There is little evidence to suggest that sodium valproate significantly impacts male fertility, according to a study published in Nature Communications. In the retrospective cohort study, published on 15 September 2025, researchers from the University of Liverpool — with funding from the Epilepsy Research Institute — carried out an analysis of data from 91,917 men […]

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