Could microplastic found in human penises affect reproductive health?

Plastics are everywhere in our environment. By degrading into ultrafine particles, microplastics, they infiltrate the soil, water, air and the food we consume. By ingestion or inhalation, they end up finding their way into the human body… right down to the private parts. This is the alarming observation drawn up by a team of American researchers from the University of Miami. For the first time, they detected microplastics in human penis tissue! While evidence is growing regarding the potential harmful effects of these plastic particles on health, particularly cardiovascular health, could fertility also be threatened?

80 % of samples contaminated with plastic

In this study published in the journal International Journal of Impotence Research researchers took penile tissue samples from six patients with erectile dysfunction during surgery to insert a penile prosthesis…