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Re:Sperm Count Zero by amelius on Saturday September 08, 2018 @10:04PM (#17943904)
Makes me wonder if there are any "endocrine disruptors" that work in the opposite direction.
Re:Sperm Count Zero by village-idiot on Saturday September 08, 2018 @10:57PM (#17944092)
All human Zygotes start out as female, and a burst of androgens makes some fetuses develop male sexual characteristics. If those androgens aren't released, the child retains female sexual presentation, even if they have XY chromosomes. As is commonly mentioned, this is why men have nipples even though they're not functional for men.

According to my very weak understanding, it's easier to prevent that from happening than it is to accidentally introduce enough xenoandrogens to cause a XX fetus to develop male sexual characteristics.

Re:Sperm Count Zero by rincebrain on Saturday September 08, 2018 @10:21PM (#17943979)
Surprisingly, the only things I can find suggesting the existence of xenoandrogens seem to be attempts to sell me things.

I wonder why.