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Microplastics found in every human testicle
The Guardian ^

Posted on 05/21/2024 5:33:17 AM PDT by Paul46360

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study.
Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world.

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men.

The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47 testes from pet dogs. They found microplastic pollution in every sample.

The human testicles had been preserved and so their sperm count could not be measured. However, the sperm count in the dogs’ testes could be assessed and was lower in samples with higher contamination with PVC. The study demonstrates a correlation but further research is needed to prove microplastics cause sperm counts to fall.

Sperm counts in men have been falling for decades, with chemical pollution such as pesticides implicated by many studies. Microplastics have also recently been discovered in human blood, placentas and breast milk, indicating widespread contamination of people’s bodies. The impact on health is as yet unknown but microplastics have been shown to cause damage to human cells in the laboratory.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War
KEYWORDS: human; microplastics; plastic; sperm; testicles
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To: Red Badger

Mine neither...WTH?


41 posted on 05/21/2024 7:51:12 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Omnivore-Dan
IMHO, the main decline of sperm count is porn.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8461095/

42 posted on 05/21/2024 7:54:23 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: Tell It Right

Don’t know about that, but when we were younger, my wife and I were like prisoners who hadn’t had any for years. Practically every day. Then we had kids. Then we weren’t like prisoners anymore without a healthy dose of sex, just prisoners because we had kids! Hah! So I don’t know how much sex is not good, whether you do it yourself or with a companion. If the rest of them look like Stormy Daniels I would imagine erectile dysfunction. Just sayin’.


43 posted on 05/21/2024 8:38:24 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan
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To: Paul46360

If the foreign matter does not chemically react, so what? It is no more than an air bubble.


44 posted on 05/21/2024 8:45:59 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo, )
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To: BBQToadRibs2

TMI...LOL.


45 posted on 05/21/2024 8:47:03 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Bob434

Yes you did...Barry Soweto


46 posted on 05/21/2024 10:07:42 AM PDT by Paul46360 (Nuk'em all--- let GOD sort them out!)
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To: Paul46360

Oh, great. Just something else for the TSA to search for.


47 posted on 05/21/2024 10:12:47 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Paul46360

lol- even if i actually didn’t have any i’d still have more than him


48 posted on 05/21/2024 10:15:10 AM PDT by Bob434
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