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I’m really curious about the incidence of PFAS in adolescence and the relationship with lower testosterone levels. A relationship with testicular cancer seems t
by nostrebored 3y ago
I’m really curious about the incidence of PFAS in adolescence and the relationship with lower testosterone levels. A relationship with testicular cancer seems to point to some relationship with PFAS and the reproductive system.
- ChatGTP 3y agoIf this turned out to be true it would be pretty fucking huge and terrifying.
- suby 3y agoSperm count has been declining for decades, and evidence suggests that the rate of decline is accelerating. Men today have 50% lower sperm count compared to 1970. In a way it'd be better if this link was true, because at least then we'd be on the right track to reversing the damage. https://archive.ph/4MQSu https://archive.ph/4MQSu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_infertility_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_infertility_crisis
- ChatGTP 3y agoWe’ll I mean maybe but we’ve still contaminated huge swaths of habitable land with these chemicals. So I guess you’re putting a positive spin on it but it’s still a catastrophic fuck up.
- judge2020 3y ago[dead]
- logicchains 3y ago>Men today have 50% lower sperm count compared to 1970. Sperm count/testosterone level is strongly correlated with body weight; if you account for how much fatter people are nowadays the reduction is much less (e.g. compare a healthy weight person from 1970 to now). Similarly a lot of the reduction in fertility is explained by people nowadays being fatter.
- nonethewiser 3y agoJust to be explicitly clear in case anyone has heard differently, obesity is unhealthy.
- devmor 3y agoI do not believe it is the first occurrence of such a link that I've seen a study shared on HN about. PFAS seem to be regarded as a boogeyman but in actuality may be a lot worse than anyone understands as of yet.