Sperm count in Western men plunges to record low as scientists blame chemicals in everyday pro

[tod evans]

From Drudge;

Sperm count in Western men plunges to record low as scientists blame chemicals in everyday products for crisis

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...unges-10869887

Sperm levels among Western men have plunged to a record low, new research reveals.

It has fallen by more than 50% in 40 years – and is showing no signs of slowing down.

The study did not examine causes but scientists believe the amount of *chemicals used in everyday products, industry and farming may be behind the crisis.

Researchers from the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, screened 7,500 studies that took place between 1973 and 2011.


Sperm levels have fallen by more than 50% in 40 years (Image: Getty)
The study was led by Dr Hagai Levine and Dr Shanna H Swan.

Dr Levine said: “This is an urgent wake-up call for researchers and health authorities around the world to investigate the causes of the sharp drop in sperm count, with the goal of prevention.”

Dr Swan added: “Decreasing sperm count has been of great concern since it was first reported 25 years ago. This shows the decline is strong and continuing.”

“The fact that the decline is seen in Western countries strongly suggests that chemicals in commerce are playing a causal role in this trend.”

The study, published in the Human Reproduction Update, found no significant decline in sperm count was seen in South America, Asia and Africa.

[Anti Federalist]

But forced population control and white genocide are "conspiracy theories".

[tod evans]

But forced population control and white genocide are "conspiracy theories".

It's the skinny legged jeans.....

[Schifference]

Global warming/Climate change and the Russians.

[The Northbreather]

Wonder if its our plastic leaching chemicals with estrogenic activity

[shakey1]

Pesticides, hormone-disrupting chemicals, diet, stress, smoking and obesity have all been “plausibly associated” with the problem, which is associated with a range of other illnesses such as testicular cancer and a generally increased mortality rate.Chemicals linked to lowering sperm count include some used to make plastics more flexible and flame retardants used in furniture. These can enter the food chain after they are taken in by plants or eaten by animals.
A diet high in alcohol, caffeine, processed meat, soy and potatoes may also have an adverse effect on male fertility.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...-a7859491.html