An animal experiment conducted by U.S. researchers showed that plasticizers commonly found in consumer packaged packaging affect the fertility of male mice and may even be affected by maternal exposure to such substances during fetal period, and this effect may exceed generation.
Plasticizers are widely used in the industry as additives for polymer materials and are strictly forbidden to be added to foods. Previous studies have found that plasticizers entering male bodies inhibit testosterone secretion and affect fertility. Studies on the effects of plasticizers on fetuses It is rare yet.
U.S. researchers used mice to study the most common plasticizers, phthalates, and found that they could disturb the endocrine system of mice and mice exposed to this chemical during pregnancy. The testosterone levels in the blood of the male offspring produced are significantly lower, the sperm count is less, and fertility is affected.
Surprisingly, the male offspring of this male mouse also exhibited similar fertility abnormalities, suggesting that this chemical has more than one generation of fertility. ' Participate in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Radvin Barakat of the school said.
The research news comes from the annual meeting of the American Endocrine Society in Chicago. Details are scheduled to be released on the 19th.