Summary Of The Documentary 'The Disappearing Male'

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The documentary The Disappearing Male shows that facts about the decline of males in society and the effect this has on the population. Recently there has been an issue with the sexual health of human males. Sperm counts have been cut in half in the last 50 years. Sperm abnormalities and rates of male infertility have radically increased in the last 50 years. This can affect the chances of producing offspring and educating yourself on the particulars of the fertility crisis in the human population can help prepare yourself when planning a family. Abnormal sperm can cause infertility or birth defects but the video also explains that chemicals the mothers cosmetics contain can also affect the children. Chemicals produced in the early 1900s

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