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Old 11-27-2006, 06:22 AM
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Lightbulb there are some concerns for males/Depakote.

Because Depakote lowers carnitine levels, it may inferfere with sperm production. L-Carnitine is a treatment for low sperm levels.

Here is a paper suggesting Tegretol may affect sperm:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi...ournalCode=iju
and another:
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/62/2/247

The causes of epilepsy are many.
here is an example of genetic causes:
http://www.brain.org.au/epilepsyrese...ics/index.html
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