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Future males demasculinized by common man-made substance
IIRC this also affects behavior in animals, a demasculinizing effect.
These data support the hypothesis that prenatal phthalate exposure at environmental levels can adversely affect male reproductive development in humans.
The human study raises concerns because the infants did not experience levels even close to the high doses used in rat experiments. The boys' exposures, measured by analyzing their mothers' urine during pregnancy, were no higher than those found among the general population.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/43426.htmlA study of 85 infant boys found a correlation between increased exposure to some forms of the chemical phthalate and smaller penis size and incomplete testicular descent.
Future males demasculinized by common man-made substance
IIRC this also affects behavior in animals, a demasculinizing effect.