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Chemical cocktail 'risk to boys'

(BBC 13/05/2009)

Chemicals found in many food, cosmetic and cleaning products pose a real threat to male fertility, a leading scientist has warned. Professor Richard Sharpe, of the Medical Research Council, warned these hormone-disrupting chemicals were "feminising" boys in the womb. He linked them to raising rates of birth defects and testicular cancer and falling sperm counts. They warned that while exposure to a single chemical may cause no harm, the cumulative effect could be profound.

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