“Neither the 2017 nor the 2022 meta-analyses examined what is causing the drop in sperm count, but other research suggests environmental and lifestyle factors may be to blame.”
Total counts are down 62 percent and the annual decline has doubled since 2000. Nobody has pinned down why. The suspects are endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pesticides, smoking and obesity, and the chemical companies are not volunteering for the study. Damage done in the womb is permanent.