Reply With QuoteScary stuff. I will never understand such a lack of respect and care in the slightest for the environment.
Is pollution shrinking our *****es? Otter study points to humans
Is pollution shrinking our *****es? Otter study points to humans
Study finds male otters *** organ weighs less due to smaller ***** bone
Modern chemicals in food chain could be interfering with hormones
Same phenomenon could also affect human men
Scientists have uncovered a worrying trend in 'shrinking' male *** organs in otters - and warn it could start be affecting human men too.
Research into the water mammal suggests that modern chemicals may be to blame for the alarming phenomenon of shrivelling organs.
A report by the Cardiff University Otter Project indicated the animal - one of Britain's
best-loved predator species - is not in the rudest health.
Analysis found a decrease in the size of ***** bones in male otters along with other
changes that gave 'cause for concern' about the size of *** organs.
It questions if endocrine disrupting chemicals - also known as hormone disrupters -
could be to blame.
And experts are warning the study could be behind similar problems in humans with increasing number of boys born with undescended ********s, *** organ malformation and reduced sperm counts.
Gwynne Lyons, director of the (CHEM) Trust, said the study showed it was time to end the complacency surrounding male reproductive health in humans as well as other species.
She said: 'If we are to protect our wildlife, we need good information on the reproductive health of key species.
'These findings highlight that it is time to end the complacency about the effects of pollutants on male reproductive health.
'This is particularly as some of the effects reported in otters may be caused by the same EDCs that are suspected to contribute to the declining trends in men's reproductive health and cause testicular cancer, undescended testes and low sperm count.
'In reality humans and wildlife are exposed to a cocktail of many chemicals every day and some may be adding up to cause problems,' she said.
High levels of pollutants were probably to blame for a crash in otter populations in
Britain in 1970s.
The Environment Agency funded post-mortem examination of otters since the 1990s revealing a gradual decline in pollutants over time - and otter populations have increased.
But the new study co-authored by the Chemicals, Health and Environment Monitoring (CHEM) Trust suggests there are links between hormone disrupting chemicals and problems with male reproductive health.
Experts studying the reproductive health of the mammals in England and Wales were concerned to find a decrease in the weight of otters' ***** bones.
Other health problems in males included an increase in undescended ********s and cysts on sperm-carrying tubes.
The study, funded by the Environment Agency, was co-authored by the Chemicals, Health and Environment (CHEM) Trust and the Cardiff University Otter Project, and featured on BBC One series Countryfile last night.
'We were surprised to see the reduction in the baculum weight,' said co-author Dr Elizabeth Chadwick, project manager at the Cardiff University Otter Project, referring to the bone found in males' *****es.
'It's certainly something that needs further investigation.'
Leading otter researcher Dr Eleanor Kean, of Cardiff University's School of Biosciences, said: 'The otter is an excellent indicator of the health of the UK environment, particularly aquatic systems.
'Persistent organic pollutants were banned in the 1970s, but other chemicals, in current usage, are not yet being monitored in wildlife.'
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Scary stuff. I will never understand such a lack of respect and care in the slightest for the environment.
i'm confuse on "*******" 0_o phallus or testi cles?
BallsOriginally Posted by ZeroZen
Source: their website
Otters live in water. your balls would shrink too, if you were swimming in ice cold water 24/7...
Caucasians and African men have nothing to fear, we're still in the ok-zone, but this could be potentially devastating news for the Chinese
Damn, that was funny!
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