Shanna Swan has been investigating the impact of chemicals on human fertility for decades
“For more than two decades she has devoted her life to studying the effects of “endocrine disrupting” chemicals(opens a new window) (EDCs), which can interfere with the body’s natural hormones. These include pesticides, bisphenols(opens a new window), which harden plastic so it can be used in food storage containers and baby bottles, and phthalates(opens a new window), which soften plastic for use in packaging and products such as garden hoses. In recent years, traces of EDCs have been found in breast milk, placental tissue, urine, blood and seminal fluid.”
https://archive.is/N6mvb [non-paywall]
Paywalled, cant read :(
I would have paid to be at this conference:
Then Swan got to the “ass-ball connector”. A slang term for ano-genital distance (AGD), the span from the anus to the base of the penis, it is “also known as ‘the taint’, the gooch’ and 'the grundle” she told the crowd in Copenhagen.
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Lemme guess… microplastics, higher temps (balls are outside the body to maintain a cooler temperature).
No, endocrine disrupting chemicals - which include pesticides, bisphenols, and phthalates.
I stand corrected, my guess was wrong!
It’s very frustrating, feels like as end-users & citizens we have no control over our exposure to these chemicals.
We don’t. And bisphenols are in a TON of plastic (including the plastic food and drink comes in and is kept in) which lower testosterone and raise estrogen levels.
Funny you should say that… I bought a bottle of water on the way up to my dads (usually try to avoid doing that but was stuck on a very hot train for several hours longer than intended). I’ve been filling it with tap water to take on walks, today I noticed it was tasting quite ‘plastic-y’ which I found quite disturbing so chucked it in the recycling. Your comment has reminded me to invest in a metal-lined reusable bottle, cheers.
