Pesticides Linked to , Decline in Male Fertility.<br />A new study linking pesticides with <br />low sperm concentrations was published in 'Environmental Health Perspectives' on Nov. 15. .<br />Data from over 1,700 men across <br />several decades was used in the research. .<br />The study examined "two groups of <br />chemicals — organophosphates and <br />some carbamates," NBC News reports. .<br />No matter how we looked at the analysis <br />and results, we saw a persistent association <br />between increasing levels of insecticide <br />and decreases in sperm concentration, Melissa Perry, study author, environmental epidemiologist<br />and the dean of the College of Public Health <br />at George Mason University, via NBC News.<br />I would hope this study would get the <br />attention of regulators seeking to make <br />decisions to keep the public safe from <br />inadvertent, unplanned impacts of insecticides, Melissa Perry, study author, environmental epidemiologist<br />and the dean of the College of Public Health <br />at George Mason University, via NBC News.<br />Last year, a report published in 'Human Reproduction Update' found that sperm counts around the <br />world were declining at an accelerated pace.<br />There’s been some pretty, I’d say, <br />convincing and sort of scary data on measures <br />of male fertility over the previous 50-70 years, <br />whatever it might be, from different <br />places around the world suggesting <br />sperm concentration is on decline and <br />not just a little bit, John Meeker, a professor of environmental <br />health sciences at the University of Michigan <br />School of Public Health, via NBC News.<br />NBC News points out that environmental <br />factors other than pesticides are also likely <br />contributing to declining sperm counts. .<br />We’re slowly pointing out various chemicals <br />or classes of chemicals we think could be <br />harmful to something like reproductive health, <br />but as far as a single smoking gun, <br />I haven’t seen anything to that extent, John Meeker, a professor of environmental <br />health sciences at the University of Michigan <br />School of Public Health, via NBC News.<br />Study author Melissa Perry hopes that the findings encourage agencies like the EPA to take action.<br />Given the body of evidence and these <br />consistent findings, it’s time to proactively <br />reduce these insecticide exposures for <br />men wanting to have families, Melissa Perry, study author, environmental epidemiologist<br />and the dean of the College of Public Health <br />at George Mason University, via NBC News
