writeaboutwarming

March 6, 2013 – Have any of your friends been unable to conceive because of the man’s low sperm count?   (Obviously, these are friends you know pretty well.)   While lower sperm counts have been periodically reported over the last 20 years, it finally occurred to someone to review the literature.   The jury is in, and the verdict is unwelcome, particularly for a species that likes to imagine it’s going to be around for a while.   As it turns out, we even know why it’s happening. In a word, pesticides.    Researchers at George Washington University report that sperm has declined both in quantity and quality over the last 50 years.   Not just here in the United States, either.   Everywhere.   Some of the studies included in the review reported that sperm counts had dropped by half between the years 1940 and 1990.   It should be no surprise to learn that farm workers are the most affected.   In an article which appeared in the journ...