High levels of air pollution are associated with

poor sperm quality.

 Team of scientists, led by
Overview researchers from the
Chinese University of Hong
Kong conducts a study on
6500 men(15 to 49-year-
old men in Taiwan between
2001 and 2014) and found
a strong association
between high level of fine
particulate air pollution
and abnormal sperm
shape.
 Report was published in the journal of
Occupational & Environmental Medicine
According to the article,
Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at
the University of Sheffield, welcomed
the report but said that although the
findings may seem quite interesting
the assessment of sperm size and
shape [sperm morphology] is one of the
most difficult tests to carry out on sperm
and therefore can be less accurate.
Researchers said many of the
components of fine particulate matter,
such as heavy metals and polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons, have been
linked to sperm damage in previous
experimental studies.
 Article is from the Guardian
Sources and people Matthew Taylor is an
involved environment correspondent
for the Guardian
A team of scientists, led by
researchers from the Chinese
University of Hong Kong
Allan Pacey, professor of
andrology at the University
of Sheffield
Richard Sharpe, an expert in
male reproductive health and
professor at the University of
Edinburgh
Logical or Illogical
Illogical? Number of samples is
relatively low compared to
actual population.
If it is true, how come
China has a massive
population?
Accepted or Rejected
Rejected? Although several studies
were conducted prior to
this, little evidence of levels
of high air pollution are
associated to sperm
quality.
Rather, genetics and
lifestyle are evident.
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