permaculture

["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

Seems that antibacterial liquid soap is one of the big sperm killers. A test 
done on Danish navy cadets (great in cleanliness) showed about 35% 
infertility if I remember well.
john

> A new study suggests that the sperm count in French males between the age 
> of 17 and 70 has dropped by 32.3 % in the 16-year period between 1989 and 
> 2005. The reasons are not yet clear, but changed diet, chemical exposure 
> and environment impact are likely reasons.
>
> Is this how nature deals with overpopulation ;-)
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20593467
>
>
> “…
> There has much been debate in the past 20 years over whether sperm quality 
> has decreased, with research supporting both sides of the controversy. 
> This latest research adds weight to the numerous European studies that 
> suggest one in five young men has a sperm count low enough to impair 
> fertility.
> Prof Richard Sharpe, from the University of Edinburgh, said: "Something in 
> our modern lifestyle, diet or environment like chemical exposure, is 
> causing this.
> "We still do not know which are the most important factors, but perhaps 
> the most likely is a combination, a double whammy of changes, such as a 
> high-fat diet combined with increased environmental chemical exposures."
> …”
>
>
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