French sperm count 'falls by a third'

[zerozero]

BBC News - French sperm count 'falls by a third'

One of the paper's authors, Dr Joelle Le Moal, an environmental health epidemiologist, said: "To our knowledge, this is the first study concluding a severe and general decrease in sperm concentration and morphology at the scale of a whole country over a substantial period.

"This constitutes a serious public health warning."

But Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield, said: "The change in sperm concentration described, 73.6 to 49.9 million per millilitre [on average for a 35-year-old], is still well within the normal range and above the lower threshold of concern used by doctors which is suggestive of male infertility, 15 million per millilitre."

As the study took place over a period of years, it is important that methods remained the same for comparison- but critics have questioned this.

Dr Pacey said: "In the paper, the authors claim that the methods for measurement of sperm concentration and motility 'have not changed noticeably during the study period', yet to me this is an odd thing to say as in my experience they have changed remarkably everywhere else in the world.

"I would argue that the 'jury is still out' on this issue."

 

[88m3]

I wonder if this is what will lead to our extinction

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Wonder what they're eating, drinking, breathing over there. Sperm count falling has to be caused by external forces entering the body, right?

 

[714562]

Better question:

How the fukk do they measure a nation's sperm count

Are there government statisticians going around jacking people off in France?

 

[BamdaDon]

Better question:

How the fukk do they measure a nation's sperm count

Are there government statisticians going around jacking people off in France?

Probably porn site hits been down lol
But on another note remember this

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Dr Pacey said: "In the paper, the authors claim that the methods for measurement of sperm concentration and motility 'have not changed noticeably during the study period', yet to me this is an odd thing to say as in my experience they have changed remarkably everywhere else in the world.

"I would argue that the 'jury is still out' on this issue."

isn't funny how the least scientific studies are always the ones that make news headlines with "shocking" results. Reminds me of the "Marijuana gives you ball cancer" articles where the scientists used sample sizes of like 12 people.

 

[Prodigital]

France stay trend setting. Low birth rates generally lead to prosperity of entire countries... we need to get like them

 

[Wild self]

Cause young men of this generation don't know how to talk to girls or how to lay the law down. Add that with internet streaming porn sites, and you gonna have a problem with civilization keeping up in numbers. At least in the western world.

 

[the cac mamba]

Cause young men of this generation don't know how to talk to girls or how to lay the law down. Add that with internet streaming porn sites, and you gonna have a problem with civilization keeping up in numbers. At least in the western world.

this is true

the internet really fukked things up imo. social media and porn are fukkin terrible for society. im not anti- either of those things but youre a fukkin fool if you dont realize this

 

[Wild self]

this is true

the internet really fukked things up imo. social media and porn are fukkin terrible for society. im not anti- either of those things but youre a fukkin fool if you dont realize this

exactly. You won't believe how many young dudes have trouble talking to a chick, but have no problem watching porn 8 times a day.

 

[Liu Kang]

France stay trend setting. Low birth rates generally lead to prosperity of entire countries... we need to get like them

Considering the fact that our economt is struggling, I'll advise you to keep your brith rate as it is now even if...

The US birth rate is at 15/1000, while France's is at 14...
Birth rate by country - Thematic Map - WorldWorld birth rates

 

[Yuzo Lightheart]

i remember reading in a comments section for one of these types of stories a while back and i think somebody brought up the possibility that sperm count is down because people are possibly just masturbating way way more

that comment kind of ended the discourse over this that was going on

 

[69 others]

isn't funny how the least scientific studies are always the ones that make news headlines with "shocking" results. Reminds me of the "Marijuana gives you ball cancer" articles where the scientists used sample sizes of like 12 people.

Cause they are bullshyt. never trust a "scientific study" from the media that wasn't peer reviewed and released through a major journal in that field.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

chemtrails and fluoride.