What’s inside: You’ll read about microplastics and where they come from, how the chemicals they’re made of can harm male fertility, and what you can do to cut down exposure from plastic bottles and take-out packaging.
They’re in our oceans, our food, our cosmetics—and, it turns out, possibly in our most private of parts. Microplastics and the additives packed inside them are increasingly under the microscope for their potential effects on male fertility. We're still unwrapping the full picture, but what we know already deserves attention.