[Pharmwaste] Sterility among Indians increasing; pesticides, jeans responsible

Tenace, Laurie Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us
Thu Apr 26 13:07:36 EDT 2007


"endocrine busters"

http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=22021


Sterility among Indians increasing; pesticides, jeans responsible

New Delhi, Apr 25: Impotency among Indians is rising with one in every six
persons becoming sterile due to various environmental and lifestyle changes
and genetic factors, according to research conducted by the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR).

ICMR Director General N K Ganguly said environmental factors mainly
increasing use of pesticides which accumulate in food products and ultimately
go into the human body, cause harmonal imbalance which results in sterility.

Increasing use of birth control pills is also contributing towards rising
impotency, he said. 

However, its impact was more visible in bigger Indian cities and developed
western countries where the usage of these pills was high, Dr Ganguly said. 

Tight fitting clothes like jeans also impact fertility, he said. 

The impact of tight fitting jeans was more on males due to anatomical
reasons, as jeans leads to increase in temperature of the scrotum, whereas
lower temperature was required for proper sperm viability, he said. 

Tight jeans may also impact fertility in women, he said.

Exposure to harmful chemicals like Mercury, Nickel and Lead, which act as
endocrine busters, also cause sterility, Dr Ganguly said. 

People working in jewellery industries are generally exposed to lead used for
making jewellery and also due to lead rich dust in their immediate vicinity
which increases the risk of infertility among them. 

He, however, clarified that use of jewellary would not lead to impotancy
among women as the exposure was minimum in that case. 

Laurie J. Tenace
Environmental Specialist
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4555
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400
PH: (850) 245-8759
FAX: (850) 245-8811
Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us 

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Unwanted Medications web pages:
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