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Sperm Count in Western Men Has Dropped Over 50 Percent Since 1973, Paper Finds

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Re: Sperm Count in Western Men Has Dropped Over 50 Percent Since 1973, Paper Finds

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I've noticed over the last 20 or so years that men in the West, in general, appear increasingly effeminate.

I've also noticed that a lot of male pop stars have really high voices.

I've long suspected these observations are more than cultural. Recent studies seem to back this intuition.

Re: Sperm Count in Western Men Has Dropped Over 50 Percent Since 1973, Paper Finds

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Could this be from progress in pornography?

If this were an important factor, I would expect to see the same drop in non-Western countries. Porn is global.

The data doesn't show a significant decrease outside the West.

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