
Sperms counts are going to hit dangerous lows by 2045 if nothing is done
Penises are getting smaller because of pollution, a leading scientist has warned.
Environmental and reproductive scientist Dr Shanna Swan, who has outlined the issue in her new book, claims that humankind is facing an “existential crisis” because genitals are becoming distorted, affecting fertility levels.
The book, Count Down, says the modern world – and, in particular, industrial chemicals used in everyday products – is “threatening sperm counts, altering male and female reproductive development, and imperilling the future of the human race.”
The problem is apparently down to phthalates, a chemical used in making plastics. According to Dr Swan, it is making its way into toys and foods and therefore into the human body.
The research – which studied phthalate syndrome, something found in rats – found that, when a foetus was vulnerable to the chemical, they were more likely to be born with smaller genitals.
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This is because this chemical copies the makeup of the actual human hormone oestrogen, interrupting the body’s creation of hormones.
Dr Swan is a professor of environmental medicine and public health at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where she conducted her research based on peer-reviewed studies. She believes that her work means most men won't be able to produce fertile sperm by 2045.
A 2017 study showed that sperm count in the West was down 50 per cent in forty years.
In more bad news, Dr Swan also claimed that exposure to phthalates had an affect on libido. Speaking to The Intercept, she said: “We found a relationship between women’s phthalate levels and their sexual satisfaction.”
This news had the internet shaking:
@SkyNews If mine shrinks any more then I'll be going for a smear test— Stevie Ray NuckFut (@Stevie Ray NuckFut) 1616583332
@SkyNews I believe this phenomenon is called Climax Change— Jack (@Jack) 1616583862
Some joked that the news could speed up action on battling the world’s environmental crisis
@SkyNews If you wanted to get men to act on pollution and clean energy- you just said the magic words! Unfortunate… https://t.co/k3SHyPgePv— Lilo He's My Brother Fedora (@Lilo He's My Brother Fedora) 1616611243
Narrator voice: By 3pm climate change had been solved https://t.co/slYxVMVyoK— James Felton (@James Felton) 1616590381
@SkyNews If this doesn’t make people stop polluting then nothing will 😔— ok i’ll stop 🆖 (@ok i’ll stop 🆖) 1616616915
Others had some interesting observations
@SkyNews Still seem to be some large ones in Parliament on the Tory benches....— Suffolk Canary (@Suffolk Canary) 1616617729
@SkyNews This may explain the rise in gun sales in America these last few decades.— Jami Reed (@Jami Reed) 1616598173
And some took it as a chance to reflect on their own situation
@SkyNews @Tryptic_Star Damn I must live in an area with clean air then wtf— Merry Gengar (@Merry Gengar) 1616625663
I been breathing some fresh ass air https://t.co/WsuQF52EDe— Joey Wheeler (@Joey Wheeler) 1616608826
@SkyNews Pollution must be low in my area 👍— DJ (@DJ) 1616659625
the air must be really clean here i cant lie https://t.co/9BjYs2OQuH— grün weiße krieger fan account (@grün weiße krieger fan account) 1616600847
@SkyNews Guess i gotta step in https://t.co/V3osbH4ToM— Hassan 🪐 (@Hassan 🪐) 1616604275
@SkyNews I must have been born in a very heavily polluted place!— Taz (@Taz) 1616588991
@SkyNews Must've been some real bad pollution around in 1972, ffs. Just my luck that.— Rushdog #SYBN (@Rushdog #SYBN) 1616583528
And one just summed it all up.
@SkyNews @SamRo ‘Dr Swan believes that the rapidly decreasing fertility rate means that most men will be unable to… https://t.co/gMOQFdIHOr— Mamatomo (@Mamatomo) 1616586642
Greta Thunberg has also weighed in.
Can this year’s news get any weirder?