The Presence of Microplastics in Human Semen and Their Associations with Semen Quality.

Toxics · 2025 · PMC12299061 · PMID 40711011

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Participants exposed to PET MPs showed a trend toward reduced semen progressive motility (yes vs. no: 20.6% ± 12.8% vs. 34.9% ± 15.9%; p = 0.056) and a potential increase in immotile spermatozoa (yes vs. no: 66.7% ± 17.5% vs. 51.1% ± 17.4%; p = 0.080).

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