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Endocrine Disruptors

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What proactive steps can young men take to preserve their fertility for the future?
Male FertilityEndocrine Disruptors
Young men can protect their fertility by keeping testicular temperature low, eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, and whole grains, getting regular moderate exercise, sleeping seven to eight hours a night, limiting alcohol, avoiding tobacco and cannabis, and reducing exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in everyday plastics.Let's start with a number that should get your attention: Between 1973 and 2018, global sperm counts dropped by more than 50 percent, according to a 2022 meta-analysis in Human Reproduction Update. The decline is accelerating. For men born after 1980, the... Read more...
How Environmental Exposure Affects Male Reproductive Health
Male FertilityEndocrine Disruptors
Environmental exposure to synthetic chemicals called endocrine disruptors can interfere with hormone signaling, reduce sperm production and motility, and damage sperm DNA, contributing to a global decline in male reproductive health that researchers have tracked over the past 50 years.You might not think about what's in your water bottle, the couch you sit on, or the non-stick pan you cooked breakfast in. But your sperm does.Over the past 50 years, sperm counts have dropped by more than 50% globally. That's not a rounding error. It's a biological signal that something... Read more...