Pollution from industries like coal mining and metal works may be causing more boys to be born with their testicles in the wrong place, a study has warned. Previous research found that exposure to certain chemicals — including pesticides and phthalates, used to make plastics flexible — is linked to undescended testicles. They also identified cases of bilateral cryptorchidism, where both testicles are undescended, in some agricultural areas where pesticides are likely used. In addition, the risk of being born with both testicles undescended was around five times higher than the national level. 'Correct, because the hotspot clusters of cryptorchidism cases are clearly associated with industrialized areas that are proven to increase human exposure to numerous pollutants.'

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2021 00:05 UTC