Ben Kazie MD

Physicians, researchers and environmental scientists have worried for sometime about the effects of a wide range of chemicals on male reproduction. This is especially of concern in relation to in-utero exposure for expectant mothers.  These issues should be of concern to all.  Failing male reproductivity coupled with overall falling birth rates, particularly among Europeans, will not only create biologic issues, but social and demographic ones as well.  It is imperative that we continue to identify factors that effect male reproduction and work to eliminate, or at least limit, these chemical exposures.  Short term this is a problem, long term it could be a species survival issue . . . ben kazie md

UK report warns hormone-disrupting chemicals may pose threat to male fertility

The chemicals found in many food, cosmetic, and cleaning products pose a real threat to male fertility. In a report commissioned by the CHEM Trust, researchers warned these hormone-disrupting chemicals were ‘feminizing’ boys in the womb, and linked them to raising rates of birth defects and testicular cancer and falling sperm counts. Among the chemicals in consumer products and food that have been reported to disrupt the sex hormones are phthalates, found in vinyl flooring, plastics, soaps, and toothpaste, and bisphenol, which is found in babies’ bottles, among other places. Pesticides, such as pyrethroids, linuron, vinclozolin, and fenitrothion, may also disrupt sex hormones. Current evidence suggests that male reproductive health is deteriorating, with malformations of the penis becoming more common, rates of testicular cancer rising, and sperm counts falling. Some experts believe that these conditions — collectively called Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome — are linked to disruption of the male sex hormone testosterone.

Chemical cocktail ‘risk to boys’ – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8047230.stm

Chemical Cocktail in Consumer Products Threatens Baby Boys and Men’s Reproductive Health – http://www.chemtrust.org.uk/Press_and_Media.php

Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit – http://www.hrsu.mrc.ac.uk/staff/RSharpe/rsharpe.php

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