Your penis is in danger: scientists warn about how plastics affect men's health

Australian researchers at the University of Melbourne, Andrew Pask and Mark Green, claim that some chemicals found in plastics are responsible for reducing the size of male badia, and that way More and more males are born with defects in the penis.

The Sydney Morning Herald explains that the researchers based their findings on a study conducted on animals exposed to these chemicals, as well as on the badysis of human data. from hypospadias (conbad penile abnormality) increased twice in Australia.

According to the researchers, the chemicals that can affect men are BPA, phthalates, which are used in plastics, parabens, which are used in toothpastes and cosmetics, and attrazina, a herbicide. "Exposure to these chemicals is the number one reproductive problem for men ," they said, quoted by the newspaper.

"When rates double, they can not be genetic defects: they take years must be of environmental origin " Pask.

In the same way, scientists claim that the study reveals that exposure to chemicals known as Endocrine Switches can reduce the size of the penis.

However, the article notes that Australian government regulators reject this relationship between chemicals and human health, although scientists claim that ] This possibility may exist

Finally , research explains that plastics can release chemicals that look like bad hormones. anas . In studies with animals, the exposure of these can cause reproductive problems, however, so far, have not been tested in humans to show that it affects people .