Tiny plastic shards found in human testicles, study says

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/health/microplastics-testicles-study-wellness/index.html
 

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Human testicles contain microplastics and nanoplastics at levels three times higher than animal testes and human placentas, a new small study found.

“These plastics are often nano-scale, typically less than half a micron in length and maybe like 20 to 200 nanometers in width,” said toxicologist Matthew Campen, coauthor of the study that published May 15 in the journal Toxicological Sciences.

“They look like little shards, tiny broken bits from very, very old plastics,” said Campen, a regents’ professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Such minuscule particles can invade individual cells and tissues in major organs, experts say, interrupting cellular processes and potentially depositing endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenols, phthalates, flame retardants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and heavy metals.

Endocrine disruptors interfere with the human reproductive system, leading to genital and reproductive malformations as well as female infertility and a decline in sperm count, according to the Endocrine Society.

In fact, sperm counts in parts of the world, including the United States, have declined by at least 50% over the past 50 years, the society stated on its website.

“This is an eyes wide open situation right now,” Campen said. “We’re just now realizing how much plastic is in our bodies. We need a surge of research around this topic to confirm or deny a role for microplastics in driving infertility, testicular cancer and other cancers.”

 

So cute that CNN thinks its readers have balls. 

[RLLD 4,230]

Eco-warriors in the 70's insisted that we had to save the trees, so we went with plastics......just another example of how focking stupid these people are....

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27 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Eco-warriors in the 70's insisted that we had to save the trees, so we went with plastics......just another example of how focking stupid these people are....

Not sure about this.  Plastics would have become prevalent regardless of anything else.  Without them our lives would be far worse than they are.  Doesn't mean we shouldn't try to find ways to make them biodegradable or something.  They're being found everywhere, even in deep sea fish that theoretically shouldn't have them.  But this is just really just part of our evolution.  We invent something new that makes our lives easier, find it's shortcomings, work to overcome/minimize those shortcomings, and continue our evolution.  The eco idiots should go live in tents in the jungle and leave the civilized world alone.

[edjr 6,586]

I eat plastic for breakfast

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Just now, edjr said:

I eat plastic for breakfast

Ha.

You eat human balls.

 

[edjr 6,586]

3 minutes ago, Kopy said:

Ha.

You eat human balls.

 

Whatever gets me the most plastic

[Strike 5,542]

Just now, edjr said:

Whatever gets me the most plastic

Then you should eat your butt plugs.

[edjr 6,586]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

Then you should eat your butt plugs.

rubber <> plastic

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9 minutes ago, edjr said:

rubber <> plastic

 

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[edjr 6,586]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

 

 

https://www.adameve.com/adult-sex-toys/anal-sex-toys/butt-plugs-c-1054.aspx

Did you write than from experience? :d 

[Thornton Melon 620]

No wonder my right nut hurts

[edjr 6,586]

25 minutes ago, Thornton Melon said:

No wonder my right nut hurts

Stop sitting on it

[Thornton Melon 620]

18 minutes ago, edjr said:

Stop sitting on it

I can't help it. I'm getting old

[Engorgeous George 2,331]

17 minutes ago, Thornton Melon said:

I can't help it. I'm getting old

Have you considered a custom chair?