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Sperm Counts Have Plummeted Among Western Men, Scientists Confirm

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Something weird is going on with human sperm production. For decades, scientists have warned that sperm counts are dropping among Western men, but no one has really been able to prove it. In what is now the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind, scientists have presented compelling evidence in support of this rather alarming assertion, showing that sperm counts have dropped more than 50 percent in just four decades.

The sperm count decline is real and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down, according to new research published in Human Reproduction Update. By conducting a meta-analysis of 185 studies published between 1973 and 2011, researchers from the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai documented a 52.4 percent decline in sperm concentration, and a 59.3 percent decline in total sperm count among men living in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The same declines were not observed among men living in South America, Asia, and Africa, where fewer studies have been performed.

Both total sperm counts and sperm concentration (i.e. the total number of sperm in a given volume) are good measures of male reproductive ability. The men used in these studies weren’t chosen because of any suspected fertility issues. Alarmingly, the rate of decline does not appear to be stopping; the downward slope was “steep and significant” even when the meta-analysis was restricted to studies done after 1995.

“Given the importance of sperm counts for male fertility and human health, this study is an urgent wake-up call for researchers and health authorities around the world to investigate the causes of the sharp ongoing drop in sperm count, with the goal of prevention,” said study lead author Hagai Levine in a statement.

Low sperm counts are often an indicator of other health problems, and are often used by doctors to predict health and morbidity. Reduced sperm is thought to be the result of environmental influences, including exposure to noxious chemicals while in the womb, exposure to pesticides, and lifestyle factors such as smoking, obesity, and stress. Not surprisingly, low sperm counts are also associated with reduced fertility.


Where's all the sperm going?
Awesome, let's get it to 0
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ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?


in ur mom
Broseph_Stalin posted...
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?


in ur mom

That didn't take long.
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Broseph_Stalin posted...
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?


in ur mom
brotrrwinner 2 days ago#6
It's just evolution/adaptation. The Western men keep producing less and less children, so nature be like "welp, guess you won't be needing this much sperm then!"
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Butterfiles 2 days ago#7
take that overpopulation 

Broseph_Stalin posted...
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?


in ur mom

#rekt
Highwind07 2 days ago#8
We're working too hard, no exercising enough, and traditional masculinity(and I don't mean like "Dude, Bro") is erroding.
ThanksUglyGod 2 days ago#9
Broseph_Stalin posted...
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?


in ur mom

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Patty_Fleur 2 days ago#10
I have quality cum
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tremain07 2 days ago#13
This is a good thing, we have way too many f***ing people already, if I were a supervillain I'd invent an anti-sex ray and hit the entire planet with it for 50 years just so people stop having babies in this sad sick world of ours where we'll all be soon forced to fight to the death over the last scraps of crumbs the corporation gods leave for us.
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Taharqa_ 2 days ago#14
tremain07 posted...
This is a good thing, we have way too many f***ing people already, if I were a supervillain I'd invent an anti-sex ray and hit the entire planet with it for 50 years just so people stop having babies in this sad sick world of ours where we'll all be soon forced to fight to the death over the last scraps of crumbs the corporation gods leave for us.


Well that escalated quickly.
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Verdekal 2 days ago#15
People act like going extinct is a bad thing.
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Probably a combination of tainted water supplies, bad diets, and pollution tbqh.
butthole666 2 days ago#17
It couldn't possibly be a side effect from the grossly irresponsible use of highly toxic pesticides, or the metric f***ton of chemical garbage in our food to cut costs, or the filth in the air, or...



Corporations are killing the human race lmao
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butthole666 posted...
Corporations are killing the human race lmao

Not even close.
Patty_Fleur posted...
I have quality cum

Did your taste test tell you that
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tremain07 2 days ago#20
Taharqa_ posted...
tremain07 posted...
This is a good thing, we have way too many f***ing people already, if I were a supervillain I'd invent an anti-sex ray and hit the entire planet with it for 50 years just so people stop having babies in this sad sick world of ours where we'll all be soon forced to fight to the death over the last scraps of crumbs the corporation gods leave for us.


Well that escalated quickly.

Just look around you! There's nothing in this world worth bringing more people into, we're losing everything and becoming more and more shackled to a brand than having lives of our own, we are soon to be cattle and slaves to those who sit in their castles and thrones! You know why that f***ing show is so popular?! Because the powers that be decided they wanted some of that in the real life and made damn sure to make the public want it,too. Soon the purge will also be legal and everybody is going to die, don't you get it?! This world, this society, our very beings are going to be defined by people we'll never know that exist who think their gods just because of their little green stacks of paper!
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AmonAmarth 2 days ago#21
lets masturbate more,
eat more gmos, fats, msgs,
lets eat more salts,
lets eat more sugar,
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Capn Circus 2 days ago#22
Surely it has nothing to do with pharmaceuticals, ingredients in household items such as deodorant/soap, certain ingredients in processed foods or chewing gum, etc.

The people who make all that stuff know for a fact all of that stuff is safe and know exactly what it'll do to every aspect of people's bodies.
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AmonAmarth 2 days ago#23
^ people consider all of that "fake conspiracy theories".
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lilORANG 2 days ago#24
probably all the corn syrup we eat or something.
butthole666 2 days ago#25
Capn Circus posted...
Surely it has nothing to do with pharmaceuticals, ingredients in household items such as deodorant/soap, certain ingredients in processed foods or chewing gum, etc.

The people who make all that stuff know for a fact all of that stuff is safe and know exactly what it'll do to every aspect of people's bodies.

And nothing can even be done because these corporations run the government and have gone beyond "too big to fail"; they own the western world, it's too late for anything to ever change. Ours and this planet's courses are set and there's nothing that can be done. The people warning of "doomsday" aren't fringe lunatics anymore, they're the scientific community, they're people with training and data to back up what they say.


It's done lmao
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Good. :u That stuff is gross anyway.
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tremain07 2 days ago#27
f*** the world, f*** tomorrow, f*** yesterday and f*** the future that won't exist and the past that dared to give us hope. Cynical, bitter and angry feelings are the only true emotions to have in this world. Death is all that matters.
I got nothing
MrPeppers 2 days ago#28
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Low sperm counts are often an indicator of other health problems, and are often used by doctors to predict health and morbidity.


"I think his kidneys are failing. Quick, get me a semen analysis, STAT"
ForestLogic 2 days ago#29
tremain07 posted...
Just look around you! There's nothing in this world worth bringing more people into


Dogs
Pizza
Sunsets
Yoga
Super Mario Odyssey
Waffles
Eagles
Sex


I don't even want children of my own and agree it'd be great if people stopped procreating for a few decades... but damn dat nihilism.
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davyheinz 2 days ago#30
Taxes are ruining my sperm count!
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@butthole666 Did a corporation steal your girlfriend or something?
A lot of men (I'm looking at you, men of CE) are masturbating to porn everyday, sometimes multiple time a day. The internet has made porn too accessible, so men are rarely optimal when it comes to sperm count.

Combined that with the disgusting food some people eat, gallons of soda they drink and getting fat in their parent's basements, of course sperm count will go down.
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OpheliaAdenade posted...
Good. :u That stuff is gross anyway.

well it did produce you
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mattnd2007 2 days ago#34
Good. Maybe this mistake called humanity will die out
go join the "expletive not allowed" nazis then. you "expletive not allowed" psycho- Spudger 01/15/17
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?

Mine's in a box in the corner of my room
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NonDairyMiltank posted...
OpheliaAdenade posted...
Good. :u That stuff is gross anyway.

well it did produce you

Lmaoo
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E32005 2 days ago#37
Has anyone seen the movie called "Children of Men"?

Great movie. Relevant to this topic.
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E32005 posted...
literally Children of Men


Lol OMG
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Eh, not like I was planning on reproducing anyway, so this doesn't bother me in the slightest.
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hitokoriX 2 days ago#41
mattnd2007 posted...
Good. Maybe this mistake called humanity will die out

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I would if I was in the dark
Too many weak beta males
voldothegr8 2 days ago#43
Broseph_Stalin posted...
ThanksUglyGod posted...
Where's all the sperm going?


in ur mom

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No but really, what are they putting in our water?
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E32005 2 days ago#45
voldothegr8 posted...
No but really, what are they putting in our water?

Dog, never drink tap.
E32005 posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
No but really, what are they putting in our water?

Dog, never drink tap.

Most bottled water s just tap from what I hear

If you really wanna be safe, get one of those Alex Jones reverse-osmosis filters for your tap
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E32005 2 days ago#47
Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
E32005 posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
No but really, what are they putting in our water?

Dog, never drink tap.

Most bottled water s just tap from what I hear

If you really wanna be safe, get one of those Alex Jones reverse-osmosis filters for your tap

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Tmaster148 2 days ago#48
Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
E32005 posted...
voldothegr8 posted...
No but really, what are they putting in our water?

Dog, never drink tap.

Most bottled water s just tap from what I hear

If you really wanna be safe, get one of those Alex Jones reverse-osmosis filters for your tap


Depends where you live. Bottle Water is generally the same water you would get from tap as they are both coming from the same source. But if the water from your tap isn't safe to drink, bottle water should be.
Wetterdew 2 days ago#49
Do cell phones and laptops causes some of this?
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AmonAmarth 2 days ago#50
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/low-sperm-count/basics/causes/con-20033441

the list seems legit, dont know about the website.

Wetterdew posted...
Do cell phones and laptops causes some of this?


there are some conspiracies which I am undecided on so wont comment in detail.
for example long term effects of sitting near or using wireless. (dont know too much about it tbh).

apparently sitting for long hours can reduce sperm count.

"Sitting for long periods, wearing tight clothing or working on a laptop computer for long stretches of time also might increase the temperature in your scrotum and slightly reduce sperm production."
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    It's due to a combination of things. We really don't need any more sperm count than we've got. Most western men can get a lady pregnant if they really wanted to.

    With that said, we do need to exercise more and eat better.
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    apolloooo 2 days ago#53
    AmonAmarth posted...
    http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/low-sperm-count/basics/causes/con-20033441

    the list seems legit, dont know about the website.

    Wetterdew posted...
    Do cell phones and laptops causes some of this?


    there are some conspiracies which I am undecided on so wont comment in detail.
    for example long term effects of sitting near or using wireless. (dont know too much about it tbh).

    apparently sitting for long hours can reduce sperm count.

    "Sitting for long periods, wearing tight clothing or working on a laptop computer for long stretches of time also might increase the temperature in your scrotum and slightly reduce sperm production."

    Thats why i will advocate forcworkplace to allow us to wear boxers at work. 

    Gotaa keeo my dick balls cooled mangg
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    @butthole666 Did a corporation steal your girlfriend or something?
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    AmonAmarth 1 day ago#58
    bump.
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    DevsBro 1 day ago#59
    I would guess radio waves.

    After all, in those four decades we have pretty much all put a portable radio transmitter in our pockets.
    Aren't male testosterone levels dropping as well? I remember reading that our generation's are significantly lower than our father's, who were significantly lower than his father's, etc.

    Of course, there are a s*** ton of estrogen mimickers and other things out there f***ing with hormones. Also explains the significantly higher number of breast cancer cases in the west when compared to other places in the world.
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    philsov 1 day ago#62
    brotrrwinner posted...
    It's just evolution/adaptation. The Western men keep producing less and less children, so nature be like "welp, guess you won't be needing this much sperm then!"


    Over the course of 40 years is either 1 or 2 generations. That's not enough for anything on the biological side. 

    This is an environmental response (exposure/absence of activity/food/etc)
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    AmonAmarth 1 day ago#63
    Ultima Dragon posted...
    Aren't male testosterone levels dropping as well? I remember reading that our generation's are significantly lower than our father's, who were significantly lower than his father's, etc.

    Of course, there are a s*** ton of estrogen mimickers and other things out there f***ing with hormones. Also explains the significantly higher number of breast cancer cases in the west when compared to other places in the world.


    men are becoming weaker.

    and that may be a sign of lower testosterone.
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