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No. This is not a trivial matter. The decline starts around the mid 20th century, is occurring globally, and levels have reduced by standard deviations from the

No. This is not a trivial matter. The decline starts around the mid 20th century, is occurring globally, and levels have reduced by standard deviations from the old norm. Read up on it. It's way more serious than you think.

grabbalacious 7y ago
You're right, it isn't a trivial matter. However, neither has it been well explained. For example, how exactly has porn been ruled out? Porn also grew steadily since mid 20th C...
- Mike8435 7y ago
  Correlation is not causation. Computing performance has also increased significantly since the mid 20th. Should we blame Intel for the drop in T levels? Where the hell do you get the idea that porn reduces testosterone? Research shows that watching porn increases testosterone levels in men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799222/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799222/
  - grabbalacious 7y ago
    It says 'might be associated'. Sounds like a correlation to me. Look, I'm not saying BPA is good (I use glass jars as food containers for that reason). I'm suggesting that this issue hasn't been thoroughly explored. I assume you can see that declining sperm count might be the result of excessive masturbation. It's not unreasonable to explore a connection to testosterone, which is a sex hormone, after all.
  - cies 7y ago
    And then it remains silent.