Sperm count: Fertility in men on the decline due to everyday plastics say scientists
Men are suffering a sharp decline in fertility because of the prevalence of every-day plastics, say scientists.
And Niels Jørgensen, associate professor at Rigshospital, Copenhagen, has told the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology’s conference in Lisbon that only one in four men have “good” sperm.
According to The Times, phthalates, chemicals that are found in shower curtains, car dashboards and cleaning materials, “can be breathed in, consumed or absorbed through the skin of pregnant women, inhibiting testosterone production in male foetuses, leading to sons with low sperm counts”.
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