試管授精埋定時炸彈 英國恐成不育之國英國醫學期刊15日發表文章，稱英國近年越來越多不孕夫婦通過試管授精的方法生育後代，這將使不孕基因遺傳到下一代。文章指出，這種情況如果不能得到控制，10年內英國每3對夫妻中將有1對夫妻面臨『生育難』的問題。
埋下生育『定時炸彈』
近幾年，英國越來越多不孕夫妻生育試管授精嬰兒。據英國去年12月公布的數據，英國每64個新生兒中就有一個是試管嬰兒，而且這些試管嬰兒中，雙胞胎，三胞胎的比例接近四分之一。《英國醫學期刊》指出，這種情況將為英國未來人口生育問題埋下『定時炸彈』。
『在大多數情況下，不孕基因的組成成分源於男性，與精子的生成有關。由於基因的影響，這部分男人不能通過自然授精孕育下一代，如果醫生通過試管 受精等體外授精方法幫助他們生育後代，那麼他們的不孕基因也有可能遺傳給他們的下一代。因此，我們提醒這些夫妻要考慮到這一點。』英國諾丁漢一個生育中心 的負責人努克威博士說。
不孕基因留給下一代
《英國醫學期刊》指出，隨著越來越多不孕夫妻生育試管授精嬰兒，不孕夫妻的後代將逐漸和正常夫妻的後代持平，而不育基因也因此會普遍存在於英國的下一代中。如果這種情況不能得到控制，那麼近十年內，英國每3對夫妻中將有1對夫妻面臨『生育難』的問題。
《英國醫學期刊》還指出，導致現代人不孕的原因，除了基因因素外，還有肥胖，性病傳播和晚育等。
試管嬰兒技術與倫理都還不完美
其實，英國人對試管嬰兒是最不陌生的，世界上第一個試管嬰兒路易絲·布朗就是1978年在英國的奧爾德姆市醫院誕生的。但越來越多研究和事例證明，試管嬰兒在技術上和倫理上都不是完美無缺的。
試管嬰兒也可能存在基因缺陷，英國研究人員曾經審查146名患有貝氏綜合征的嬰兒的背景，發現其中有6人是試管嬰兒。此外，一個精子的捐贈者往 往會同時使多人受益，盡管從2005年4月1日起，英國精子和卵子的捐獻者不再受到匿名的保護，以捐獻的精子或卵子培育出的孩子在成長到18歲後，便有權 了解自己『血緣父母』的真實身份，但這也不能完全避免一些試管嬰兒在長大成人後，有可能在不知情的情況下與自己的兄弟姐妹結婚。
忘記小行星和火山：化學誘導不孕正威脅人類存亡
Forget Asteroids and Volcanoes: Chemically Induced Infertility Threatens Human Race
Activist Post
With the increase in solar flares and expert warnings over the threat of asteroids, volcanoes, and earthquakes, it’s understandable to be concerned about the future of the earth and mankind alike.
What many experts and publications are forgetting, however, is that these disasters may actually be less threatening than the harm being placed on our own bodies.
Known by some as the ‘infertility timebomb’, men are increasingly becoming infertile at an astounding rate that worries many scientists. We can’t control the trajectory of asteroids, but we can control what we put into our bodies.
Scientific reports have been revealing that men are rapidly on the path to infertility at an alarming pace. One in five men between the ‘healthy’ ages of 18 and 25 were reported to produce abnormal sperm counts, with only 5 to 15% of their sperm healthy enough to be classified as ‘normal’ by the World Health Organization. What’s more, a male infertility problem is considered important by a shocking 40% of couples.
Professor Niels Skakkebaek from the University of Copenhagen has been speaking out about the fertility issue, stating that it is as important as the severe environmental concerns that currently face the planet. Another scientist stated that if scientists from another planet were to study the male reproductive system, they would actually conclude that ‘man was destined for rapid extinction’.
Ubiquitous, Toxic Chemicals Leading to Mass Infertility
Given the severity of the problem, you must be wondering why you haven’t heard of it before. Well, it may have to do with the corporate food industry, as well as biotech giant Monsanto. Chances are that you are being exposed to infertility-linked items on a daily basis, from food products to common herbicides. Ubiquitous substances like bisphenol A (BPA) have been tied to fertility defects in offspring which cut off their ability to reproduce, and can be found in everything from plastic water bottles to canned goods. Shockingly, fertility-crushing BPA has been found in 90% of babies’ cord blood.
Even junk food, which compromises a significant percentage of the American diet, has been directly linked to infertility. Analyzing a similar demographic of males between the ages of 18 and 22, scientists found that those who ate a high amount of junk food had poorer quality sperm than those with a nutrient-dense diet. Is it any wonder that fertility rates are declining?
Unfortunately, it does not stop there. One recent study found that Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide Roundup can also be contributing to the possible extinction of the human race. Researchers tested Roundup on mature male rats at a concentration range between 1 and 10,000 parts per million (ppm), and found that within 1 to 48 hours of exposure, testicular cells of the mature rats were either damaged or killed.
The most disturbing part? In a study conducted by a German university, the active component of Roundup, Glyphosate, was found in all urine samples tested. The very substances linked to infertility are perhaps some of the most commonly found in the body. And this is not a complete list — in fact, it is but only a small sample.
Fertility expert Dr. Gillian Lockwood says that these devastating effects on reproductive health occur even before birth, attacking the fetus as it develops.
‘Sperm counts are declining and there is mounting evidence that the problem starts even before birth,’ says Dr Gillian Lockwood, medical director of Midland Fertility Services.Time For Change
Scientists and experts are sounding the alarm. It’s time to change the current health paradigm and rid the biosphere of toxic substances that are leading to the demise of the entire human race. Infertility-causing chemicals are a threat even in small concentrations, but many of these chemicals like BPA are being ingested in such large amounts that the catastrophic effects on the global populace will not be fully known for years. The same holds even more true for Monsanto’s Roundup, which is not only threatening the reproductive capabilities of the population, but the environment as a whole.
Activism works. Global activism has forced companies like Campbell’s to change their BPA-containing recipe, rid the food supply of high-fructose corn syrup, and introduce a number of GMO labeling campaigns internationally. Now it’s time to take back the health freedom of the planet and secure the prosperity of the human race as a whole. This is not an isolated issue.
