Filters Commonly Used In Sunscreens To Absorb UV Light May Affect Male Fertility.

reports that Danish scientists have “found that filters commonly used in sunscreens to absorb ultraviolet light could affect male fertility by stopping sperm from functioning properly.” Such filters “are one of a range of chemicals used in consumer products, known as endocrine disruptors, that are associated with health effects such as infertility.” In research presented earlier this month at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, investigators “tested 29 of the 31 UV filters approved for use in the United States and Europe by dissolving and applying them to sperm samples provided by healthy volunteers.” The research indicated that nearly “half of the filters tested were found to stop sperm from functioning properly.” http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/health/sunscreen-sperm-male-fertility/index.html