Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monsanto’s Infertility-Linked Roundup Found in All Urine Samples TestedThursday, January 26, 2012
Mike Barrett
Activist PostA recent study conducted by a German university found very high concentrations of glyphosate, a
carcinogenic chemical found in herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup, in
all urine samples tested.
The amount of glyphosate found in the urine was staggering, with each sample containing concentrations at
5- to 20-fold the limit established for drinking water.
This is just one more piece of evidence that herbicides are, at the very least, being sprayed out of control.
Glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup Impacting Global HealthThis news comes only one month after it was found that glyphosate, contained in Monsanto’s Roundup, is
contaminating the groundwater in the areas in which it is used. What does this mean?
Labels: infertility, Monsanto, Roundup, sterility
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Monsanto’s Best-Selling Herbicide Roundup Linked to Infertility
Andre Evans
Activist PostA recent study has found that Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide may be responsible for causing infertility. After reviewing the many
already well-documented negative impacts Roundup has on the environment and living creatures, it is no surprise to add yet another item to the list.
Monsanto’s Best-Selling Herbicide Roundup Linked to Infertility Researchers tested roundup on mature male rats at a concentration range between 1 and 10,000 parts per million (ppm), and found that
within 1 to 48 hours of exposure, testicular cells of the mature rats were either damaged or killed.
According to the study, even at a concentration of 1 ppm, the Roundup was able to affect the test subjects by decreasing their testosterone concentrations by as much as 35%.
Labels: infertility, Monsanto, Roundup
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Researchers Find Sperm Counts On The DeclineMIAMI (CBS4) — When a couple has trouble getting pregnant, they often assume it’s because there’s a problem with the woman but that’s not always the case. The leading cause of male infertility is low sperm count and researchers have found sperm counts on the decline.
Dave and Teri have been trying to get pregnant since they married five years ago. They both assumed the problem was hers.
“It never crossed my mind that I was infertile or would have a problem with fertility,” said Dave.
Male fertility specialist Dr. Paul Turek said men did not think about their fertility. He says guys are like cars. “Men are engines that run hard almost all the time. And you can poison the engine. Not poison it but give it diluted fuel, water it down, get it out of tune somehow.”
Diluting the fuel is not something most men like to think about. However,
according to studies in Europe and the United States, sperm counts and sperm quality have been dropping for the past 50 years. Guys typically have no idea how the environment or their own lifestyle can affect fertility.
“You know you can bring a sperm count to zero by taking hot baths every other day for a month,” Turek said. “It’ll take you three months to recover. It’ll go to zero.” That’s only the beginning of his list of sperm killers. “Smoking, nicotine, tobacco, other recreational drugs are bad,” Turek said.
Turek also said excess alcohol and hair loss medications can affect sperm count, along with illnesses, opiates and stress.
Do you keep a cell phone in your pocket? Use a laptop computer on your lap? Both can possibly raise testicular temperatures enough to hurt sperm production. Some pesticides mimic hormones that disrupt sperm growth and quality. And for the first time, studies show sperm can be affected by Bisphenol-A, a chemical contained in many plastic products.
Dave and Teri are among more than 8 million couples in the U.S. with fertility problems. Nearly half the time the problem is partially or totally on the male side.
“I’ve been on male birth control for 5 years and didn’t know it,” said Dave.
Around the time of his marriage, Dave complained of low energy to his doctor, who prescribed testosterone treatments. Testosterone and other steroids can cause sterility.
“Having a family, which I do consider part of my identity, I think we’re stuck right now,” he said. “And that, that makes me angry.”
Anger, disbelief, devastation; infertility is a diagnosis men don’t expect.
“These are things that a death in the family would induce, or losing a limb, or getting told you have cancer,” Turek said. “These are the same emotional impact. And they just never thought about it. It came from the blue sky, so it knocks ‘em out.”
Turek said male infertility is often curable. His advice to men — although he said most probably won’t listen — is to treat your body as well as you treat your car. He says while women get check-ups, men should get regular tune-ups.
“The body wants to work really hard, it wants to be the best it can and you can hurt that. Take better care of yourself.”
[Webmaster - If you get a chance, watch the 2006 movie "Children of Men". It is set in the year 2027 and there is widespread infertility...human beings can no longer procreate. It is a very interesting (and disturbing) movie with a definite predictive programming message. The movie is based on the novel 1992 novel "The Children of Men" by P.D. James. See the Google books version embedded below.]"The Children of Men" by P.D. JamesLabels: fertility, infertility, population
Friday, August 27, 2010
U.S. birth rate hits a new record lowAmerica's birth rate was lower in 2009 than at any other time in the past century, the
AP reports -- and many experts feel that the economic downturn is to blame.
In 2009, the total number of births across the country fell for the second year in a row -- from 4,247,000 in 2008 to 4,136,000, according to
provisional data released Friday by the National Center for Health Statistics. No doubt about it: By historical standards, 4 million babies is still a lot of new kids coming into the world. But the rate -- the number of births per 1,000 people already alive -- is very low indeed. There were roughly 4 million babies born in the U.S. in 1960 too, but back then the population was only 60% as large it is today -- so that the birth rate back then was much higher. In 2009, the new data shows, there were only 13.5 live births for every 1,000 U.S. residents...
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Labels: birth rates, depopulation, infertility, population control
Monday, May 10, 2010
The Infertility Timebomb: Are Men Facing Rapid Extinction?
One in five men could suffer from fertility problems. And scientists have warned that it's just going to get worse...There's a crisis brewing, but it has nothing to do with the economic deficit or the current political uncertainty. Scientists are warning that rising levels of male infertility have become so perilous that it is a serious 'public health issue'. And some go even further.
Professor Niels Skakkebaek, of the University of Copenhagen, describes the issue 'as important as global warming'. Last week, one science writer even suggested, in starkly terrifying terms, that if scientists from Mars were to study the male reproductive system, they would possibly conclude that man was destined for rapid extinction.
And if it continues, this trend could indicate men are on a path to becoming completely infertile within a few generations.
Reports claim that as many as one in five healthy young men between the ages of 18 and 25 produce abnormal sperm counts.
Only 5 to 15 per cent of their sperm is good enough to be classed as 'normal' under World Health organisation rules - proving that infertility is not just a female problem. Indeed, among those experiencing difficulty with conception, a male fertility problem is considered important in about 40 per cent of couples...
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1275879/The-infertility-timebomb-Are-men-facing-rapid-extinction.html#ixzz0na48YDnA[Webmaster - For a good example of "predictive programming" that's given to us for "entertainment", I recommend that you read the 1992 book, "The Children of Men", and/or watch the 2006 movie adaption, "Children of Men", starring Clive Owen. The Anglo/American Establishment always tell us what they are going to do to us through the use of fiction. See a clip from Alan Watt's "Reality Check" where he describes the process of "predictive programing" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Q8M0u6CnE ]
Labels: depopulation, extinction, infertility
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Is Soda Bad For Sperm?
Men who drink about a quart or more of soda every day could be causing harm to their sperm, results of a Danish study hint. On average, these men's sperm counts were almost 30 percent lower than in men who didn't drink soda. While most of the sperm counts would still be considered normal by the World Health Organization, men with fewer sperm generally have a higher risk of being infertile.
The link is unlikely to be due to caffeine, the researchers say, because coffee did not have the same effect, even though its caffeine content is higher. Instead, other ingredients in the beverage or an unhealthy lifestyle could be involved...
Labels: infertility, pop, soda, sperm, sterility
Water CAN Make You Fat: How Chemicals In Drink Can Trigger Weight Gain And Fertility ProblemsCan water make you fat? It sounds absurd, the kind of suggestion peddled by some New Age psycho-babble diet.
After all, can there be anything in our diet that equals the critically important role played by water in maintaining our health?
Water is the foundation of life, the major content of most organisms, the primary component of our cells and is responsible for aiding thousands of chemical processes in the body.
What is more, there is surely nothing more refreshing than a long, cool, sparklingly clear glass of water poured straight from the tap?
As a doctor of more than 20 years' standing, the answer has to be a resounding no.
Yet when we do drink it, how many of us get the healthy water we deserve?
Thanks to the possible pollutants that are so difficult to remove from our water supply, it has been linked to a number of health complaints - and yes, it may even trigger weight gain...
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1261203/How-water-CAN-make-fat-chemicals-drink-trigger-weight-gain-fertility-problems.html#ixzz0lBvEXAkeLabels: contamination, infertility, sterility, water
Monday, April 12, 2010
Breast Cancer Drug Often Given For Fertility
Three in 10 women take the common breast cancer drug Femara to treat infertility, even though it could increase risks to the baby, U.S. researchers said on Friday. They said the drug is often prescribed "off-label" to treat infertility, even though it is classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as posing a pregnancy risk.
And a study of health claims suggests policies by health insurers to only pay for the drug's approved uses could improve both the care and safety of the women who take it.
Novartis's Femara or letrozole is approved to treat post-menopausal women who have hormone-receptor positive breast cancers, in which a hormone is driving the cancer...
Labels: breast cancer, Femara, infertility
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