Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals May Be Responsible For Decline In Sperm Counts, Experts Say.

reports growing concern about a potential “reproductive crisis” that could arise if sperm counts continue to decline as they have been in many countries for decades. The article highlights experts who say that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are responsible for the decline in sperm counts as well as other negative health outcomes based on studies conducted with animals. The article reports that the National Institutes of Health says that EDCs “may...produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife,” and that further study is needed. The article adds the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences says EDCs “may pose the greatest risk during prenatal and early postnatal development when organ and neural systems are forming.” Endocrine Society member Andrea Gore, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Texas at Austin and editor of the journal Endocrinology, said, “Not everyone who wants to reproduce will be able to. And the costs of male disorders to quality of life and the economic burden to society, are inestimable.” http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865677497/The-surprising-reproductive-crisis-affecting-all-American-men.html