Microplastics are everywhere—and for the first time they've been found in penises of people suffering from erectile dysfunction. The study only looked at five people and they all already had ED, but one of the authors of the study said the next step is to figure out if there’s a link.
So, does this mean there's a link between the two? Why have rates of infertility and ED been rising around the world? And why does it take a study that finds them in a penis to drive so much media than previous studies that have found these things in other places in the body?
GUEST: Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy, reproductive urologist, study lead
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