50 Years of Data Links Insecticides to Global Decline of Human Sperm Counts [View all]

Insecticide exposure has been linked to lower sperm concentration in adult men worldwide, according to a new review of 25 studies spanning almost 50 years. The research team from Italy and the US says it's the most thorough systematic review of the topic so far.

These are strong findings as their method takes into account each study's limitations, so their published paper recommends reducing exposure to the two types of insecticides studied to preserve male fertility and increase the changes of parenthood.

"Understanding how insecticides affect sperm concentration in humans is critical given their ubiquity in the environment and documented reproductive hazards," says first author Lauren Ellis, a population health scientist at Northeastern University.]]

https://www.sciencealert.com/50-years-of-data-links-insecticides-to-global-decline-of-human-sperm-counts

So much for blaming it all on women for being educated, going out to work for pay, using birth control to plan their families, for being sassy when the partner's being a jerk, and for divorcing them.