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Covid masks might make men infertile

No good evidence suggests they reduce viral infection rates, but masks shed plastics that reduce sperm count and motility in mice. Good chance it’s happening to humans too. (Updated 10/15/22)

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Sep 07, 2022
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Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420314199?via%3Dihub

Polystyrene (plastic) particles are shed by Covid masks and have been shown to cause infertility in male mice

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