Scientist says human penises are shrinking due to pollution

Written by Andy Rowlands on March 28, 2021. Posted in Current News

An article published in the Jerusalem Post on March 25th carried the claims of a Dr Shanna Swan that human penises are shrinking because of pollution.

The article states:

Environmental scientist Dr. Shanna Swan has warned in her new book titled Count Down that human penises are shrinking as well as becoming malformed because of pollution. 

The cause of the shrinkage, which Swan believes is an existential crisis humanity is facing as a result of declining fertility rates, is due to the presence of phthalates commonly found in manufactured plastics.

Phthalate esters impact human genitals by altering the hormone-producing endocrine system, and as a consequence, has led to more baby boys being born with small penises.

Swan based her research on studying phthalate syndrome in rats, whereby the fetuses’ exposure to the chemical increased the likelihood of the rat being born with shrunken genitals.

In humans, Swan found that male babies exposed to the chemical in the womb were more likely to have a shorter anogenital distance, which is correlated with expected penile volume.

The origins of the chemical stem from baby toys and food, and works by mimicking the hormone estrogen and disrupting the natural production of hormones in humans, later affecting sexual development in children as well as behavior in adults.

In a previous academic study published by Swan in 2017, it was found that sperm levels have dropped by more than half in the last 40 years, based on an examination of 185 studies.

Swan believes that most men will be unable to produce viable sperm by 2045.

Short article, totally lacking in verification links to the claimed studies or even a photograph of the ‘doctor’. Utter hogwash in my opinion, but at least she didn’t blame shrinking willies on ‘climate change’, which is what I was expecting.

See more here: jpost.com

About the author: Andy Rowlands is a university graduate in space science and British Principia Scientific International researcher, writer and editor who co-edited the new climate science book, ‘The Sky Dragon Slayers: Victory Lap‘

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