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A scientific publication by a single author in a virtually unknown journal ("The Internet Journal of Urology") from 2003? I would be very suspicious of this.
by DangerousPie 12y ago
A scientific publication by a single author in a virtually unknown journal ("The Internet Journal of Urology") from 2003? I would be very suspicious of this.
- witty_username 12y agoYup and see > Exposure to radiation has further increased with the invention of televisions, microwaves, x-rays, nuclear weapons and the construction of power stations. a) Two different types of radiation are being grouped together. b) Light radiation decreasing sperm motility seems quite weird AFAIK.
- Squarel 12y agoThe results are more mixed than the author implies http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120515-are-sperm-counts-dropping http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120515-are-sperm-counts-dr... There are falling sperm counts in some regions, and there is evidence that Bisphenol-A etc can interfere with sperm production (note the use of "can", not "does"), but there is not definitive evidence at present It is a complex picture, as with much in vivo biology, and the research is still in its infancy, which leads to confusion. Here are some links to some other journals: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09600760/127/1 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09600760/127/1 <--- An issue of a journal covering many areas of endocrine disruptor research http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.15252/embr.201438869/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.15252/embr.201438869/a... <----- a more recent paper