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Research into falling sperm counts finds 'alarming' levels of chemicals in male urine samples
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Posted on 06/18/2022 6:07:42 AM PDT by FarCenter

Scientists searching for the causes of falling sperm counts are getting a clearer picture of the role played by chemical pollutants - and it’s not a pretty one.

A study of urine samples from nearly 100 male volunteers has uncovered "alarming" levels of endocrine disruptors known to reduce human fertility.

Cocktails of chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins, which are believed to interfere with hormones and affect sperm quality, were present at levels up to 100 times those considered safe.

The median exposure to these chemicals was 17 times the levels deemed acceptable.

"Our mixture risk assessment of chemicals which affect male reproductive health reveals alarming exceedances of acceptable combined exposures," wrote the authors of the study, published on Thursday in the journal Environment International.

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To: SaveFerris

Soy is everywhere. The other day I noticed the label of my vit D: “Contains: soy.”

It’s in nearly every brand of canned soup.

I wonder if it’s in animal feed. Probably. :(


21 posted on 06/18/2022 7:00:59 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: Buttons12
I wouldn't be surprised if addition to porn/masturbation also lowers sperm count.

Give it a break, guys, and let it build up some.

22 posted on 06/18/2022 7:18:26 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: FarCenter

With the number of abortions in the US, it appears to me the sperm count is just fine.


23 posted on 06/18/2022 7:21:49 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.” – Aristotl)
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To: cockroach_magoo

I suspect it has more to do with insulin resistance and pre-diabetes. Some argue testosterone goes down and that results in insulin resistance. I suspect as insulin resistance increases, testosterone goes down. So a high carb, high sugar diet would promote lower testosterone.

Keto & IF. For the sperm, baby!


24 posted on 06/18/2022 7:24:44 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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To: EEGator

“Better living through chemistry.”


25 posted on 06/18/2022 7:47:36 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: FarCenter

With only 100 male volunteers one could swing a research result.
On the other hand if one notices some men it’s no wonder the results came out that way.


26 posted on 06/18/2022 7:54:52 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: dforest

Since women are born with all the eggs they will ever have and those eggs are created in utero while the female fetus is protected by the placental barrier, there maybe less of an effect of these chemicals on female fertility than there is on male fertility.


27 posted on 06/18/2022 7:57:01 AM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: FarCenter; metmom; Travis McGee

Plastics = soy boys.


28 posted on 06/18/2022 7:57:02 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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To: Labyrinthos
One of the biggest fallouts from the Covid pandemic is the increase in the number of people who suffer from paranoia and irrational thought. Seems like every pre-mature death or serious medical condition is now attributable to the covid vaxx without regard to other possibilities even when the other possibilities seem more likely than not.

I see you have read some of the “death” threads on FR that include such ignorant statements such as “It’s the vax unless proven otherwise”.

29 posted on 06/18/2022 8:02:34 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Fury

Well, it usually is but we know you could never think such a thing because well you just are so smart.


30 posted on 06/18/2022 8:08:37 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: All

Take a 1000 men in the west/modern world and compare them to a 1000 men in far off places like Mongolia or Papua and see how semen counts compare.


31 posted on 06/18/2022 10:34:26 AM PDT by DHerion
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To: FarCenter
When some people on the right started using the term "soy boys" to describe this generation of skinny, effeminate males, they were mocked. "Soy boys" refers to the use of soy in many brands of baby formula in recent years, and soy is widely believed to have an estrogen-like effect on body chemistry.

But whether it's soy or some other combination of chemicals, sperm counts have been falling. Once again, a "right-wing conspiracy theory" seems to be closer to the truth than the "science" of left-wing mockers.
32 posted on 06/18/2022 10:46:07 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: FarCenter; ransomnote; nickcarraway; Jane Long
Covid-19 vaccination BNT162b2 temporarily impairs semen concentration and total motile count among semen donors

(h/t: patriots.win and Disclose.tv)

33 posted on 06/19/2022 8:58:11 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla

Almost like it’s intentional, or .... something.


34 posted on 06/19/2022 9:47:59 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Jane Long
Update...

URGENT: The Covid vaccine paper on declining sperm counts is even worse than it seems at first

35 posted on 06/21/2022 3:22:24 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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