Meanwhile, chemicals and additives in junk foods are also implicated in the sperm crisis. One of the major culprits appears to be a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA), which is widely used in plastic wrappers and containers. But the evidence points to an alarming overall conclusion: that the pollutants that fill our world are steadily annihilating us. Scientists have not conclusively identified all the factors that are imperilling sperm counts and human health in general. The report concluded that ‘semen quality is a strong biomarker of general health’.
In particular, they were at much higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Men found to have low sperm counts at the start of the study were, on average, admitted to hospital for serious illness seven years earlier than the others. This was demonstrated this year by a Danish study that had followed more than 10,000 men for 20 years. This, however, is an oversimplistic explanation, as in up to half the cases male infertility is a major factor.Īnd this is an alarming symptom of a much wider health emergency - for male fertility is a ‘canary in the coalmine’ for the status of overall human health. Most of this has been blamed on women leaving it later in life to start families and having fewer available eggs.
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