Noise pollution links to infertility worldwide: Study finds

Copenhagen: Infertility has been rising worldwide at lightning speed. A study suggests that one in six people is the victim of infertility globally. As per the experts, noise pollution may be one of the reasons for this. It affects men and women differently. This has been revealed in a study in Denmark.

It is almost impossible to combat traffic pollution, and its effects are dangerous for human beings. We inhale chemicals from polluted air; later, it reaches our productive tract through the blood. Gradually, it starts damaging eggs and sperm, which leads to infertility.

The research took place after several women failed to conceive. The nationwide data was collected in Denmark to know the reason behind this issue. Experts think there may be several reasons for infertility in both sexes, like where they live, their duty hour, family background, and so on.

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As per a study, more than 2 million people were identified as being of reproductive age. The researchers did not include anyone who was detected with infertility before 30, lived alone, or was homosexual. The research was conducted on several individuals  such as aged between 30 and 45,  married couple or those living together.

The environmental change disturbs the male and female reproduction systems.  Men generally produce sperm—up to 300 million a day after puberty—but the exposure of toxic pollutants has badly affected their sperm count and quality as well. In contrast, women suffer less because they were born with all their eggs and can’t produce new eggs. Naturally, eggs have mechanisms to keep them safe from environmental threats.