Pesticides = Small penis

According to some studies, it would appear that the pesticides used in agricultural crops may be linked to penis shrinkage worldwide. While this may seem incredible, a French-Brazilian medical team conducted a serious study on the subject, examining 2,710 male newborns in northeastern Brazil. The study revealed penile abnormalities in infants, including 18 cases of micropenis, with an average of 31 mm for a normal size of 47 mm. This change in size is several times greater than that observed in similar studies carried out in Egypt or in the Montpellier region of France in 2010 by the same team of scientists.

Studies have shown a correlation between the use of pesticides in agricultural crops and the decline in penis size in men worldwide. A Franco-Brazilian study of 2,710 newborn males in northeastern Brazil revealed 18 cases of micropenis, with an average penis size of 31 mm, several times smaller than the normal average of 47 mm. Pesticides can act as endocrine disruptors, disrupting fetal growth and causing genital malformations in newborns. The children’s parents had been in contact with pollutants before and during the mother’s pregnancy, either living near a pesticide-using agricultural crop or using household insecticides themselves. The increasing use of pollutants worldwide is a threat to penis size and to public health in general. It is recommended to live away from agricultural environments or to use environmentally-friendly insecticides, pesticides and herbicides to avoid this threat.