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There has been a severe population-level decline in testosterone levels since the environment was flooded with xenoestrogens. This is a major global problem. h

There has been a severe population-level decline in testosterone levels since the environment was flooded with xenoestrogens. This is a major global problem. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/92/1/196/2598434 https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/92/1/196/2598434 Soy is optional and consumed voluntarily, but BPA and other such chemicals have a significantly more potent long term effect, and contaminates everything it touches.

grabbalacious 7y ago
Yes, BPA accumulates in body fat. However, the environment has also been flooded with pornography which could also be responsible for the decline in testosterone/sperm counts, no?
- Mike8435 7y ago
  No. This is not a trivial matter. The decline starts around the mid 20th century, is occurring globally, and levels have reduced by standard deviations from the old norm. Read up on it. It's way more serious than you think.
  - grabbalacious 7y ago
    You're right, it isn't a trivial matter. However, neither has it been well explained. For example, how exactly has porn been ruled out? Porn also grew steadily since mid 20th C...
    - Mike8435 7y ago
      Correlation is not causation. Computing performance has also increased significantly since the mid 20th. Should we blame Intel for the drop in T levels? Where the hell do you get the idea that porn reduces testosterone? Research shows that watching porn increases testosterone levels in men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799222/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799222/
      - grabbalacious 7y ago
        It says 'might be associated'. Sounds like a correlation to me. Look, I'm not saying BPA is good (I use glass jars as food containers for that reason). I'm suggesting that this issue hasn't been thoroughly explored. I assume you can see that declining sperm count might be the result of excessive masturbation. It's not unreasonable to explore a connection to testosterone, which is a sex hormone, after all.
      - cies 7y ago
        And then it remains silent.

grabbalacious 7y ago

Yes, BPA accumulates in body fat. However, the environment has also been flooded with pornography which could also be responsible for the decline in testosterone/sperm counts, no?

Mike8435 7y ago
No. This is not a trivial matter. The decline starts around the mid 20th century, is occurring globally, and levels have reduced by standard deviations from the old norm. Read up on it. It's way more serious than you think.
- grabbalacious 7y ago
  You're right, it isn't a trivial matter. However, neither has it been well explained. For example, how exactly has porn been ruled out? Porn also grew steadily since mid 20th C...
  - Mike8435 7y ago
    Correlation is not causation. Computing performance has also increased significantly since the mid 20th. Should we blame Intel for the drop in T levels? Where the hell do you get the idea that porn reduces testosterone? Research shows that watching porn increases testosterone levels in men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799222/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799222/
    - grabbalacious 7y ago
      It says 'might be associated'. Sounds like a correlation to me. Look, I'm not saying BPA is good (I use glass jars as food containers for that reason). I'm suggesting that this issue hasn't been thoroughly explored. I assume you can see that declining sperm count might be the result of excessive masturbation. It's not unreasonable to explore a connection to testosterone, which is a sex hormone, after all.
    - cies 7y ago
      And then it remains silent.