Social Microplastics discovered in human penises for the first time

[Lucas1980]

You'll happily drink from a plastic straw but not a paper one?

Is there any logic to any of that?

Yeah...Paper straws suck.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Yeah...Paper straws suck.

Buy a metal one

 

[Lucas1980]

Buy a metal one

But really I don't use straws haven't drank a fountain drink or soda in years..... And I never used one in a cold beer...but that does sound like a better alternative if you went that route.

 

[jefferz]

So, which one of you is going to try to use “arg, fire me dick confetti” on their old lady?

 

[JonnyBonesPharmacist]

They said micro plastic, not saw dust.

You got a woody

 

[Ramon Antonio]

Microplastics is to us what asbestos was to our grand fathers. We all gotta die of something.

 

[Ichibanner]

No mention of "medals for bravery" given to heroes that let doctors take tissue samples from their cranks?

Brave souls these men....

 

[Jack V Savage]

FWIW, I prefer "penes" as the plural (third declension noun). A matter of style rather than correctness, though.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/health/microplastics-human-penises-study-scli-intl-scn-wellness/index.html

Scientists have found microplastics in human penises for the first time, as concerns over the tiny particles’ proliferation and potential health effects mount.

Seven different kinds of microplastics were found in four out of five samples of penis tissue taken from five different men as part of a study published in IJIR: Your Sexual Medicine Journal on Wednesday.

Microplastics polymer fragments that can range from less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) down to 1/25,000th of an inch (1 micrometer). Anything smaller is a nanoplastic that must be measured in billionths of a meter. They form when larger plastics break down, either by chemically degrading or physically wearing down into smaller pieces.

Some minuscule particles can invade individual cells and tissues in major organs, experts say, and evidence is mounting that they are increasingly present in our bodies.

Study lead author Ranjith Ramasamy, an expert in reproductive urology who conducted the research while working at the University of Miami, told CNN that he used a previous study that found evidence of microplastics in the human heart as a basis for his research.

Ramasamy said he wasn’t surprised to find microplastics in the penis, as it is a “very vascular organ,” like the heart.

Tiny plastic shards found in human testicles, study says
Some minuscule particles can invade individual cells and tissues in major organs, experts say, and evidence is mounting that they are increasingly present in our bodies.

Study lead author Ranjith Ramasamy, an expert in reproductive urology who conducted the research while working at the University of Miami, told CNN that he used a previous study that found evidence of microplastics in the human heart as a basis for his research.

Ramasamy said he wasn’t surprised to find microplastics in the penis, as it is a “very vascular organ,” like the heart.

The samples were taken from study participants who had been diagnosed with erectile dysfunction (ED) and were in the hospital to undergo surgery for penile implants to treat the condition at the University of Miami between August and September 2023.

The samples were then analyzed using chemical imaging, which revealed that four of the five men had microplastics in their penile tissue.

Seven different types of microplastics were detected, with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) the most prevalent, according to the study.

Now their presence has been confirmed, more research is needed to investigate potential links to conditions such as ED, Ramasamy said.

I guess this explains the sperm counts being lower and penis size shrinking.

Plastic use needs to be dramatically cut down it's used way to much and the problems it could causing people needs to addressed.

Plastics are absolutely everywhere now.

It doesn’t seem possible to cut down on its use.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/microplastics-20-years-later-1.7336516

This guy is calling for plastic production to halt as much as possible, since it is appearing in brains, testicles, wieners and everywhere else. But it feels totally impossible to do that.

 

[Osculater]

We freaking have microplastics in our brains!

 

[lsa]

"According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far more than previously thought. Worse still, most of them are small enough to penetrate deep into our lungs."


Shits everywhere.

 

[Osculater]

"According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far more than previously thought. Worse still, most of them are small enough to penetrate deep into our lungs."


Shits everywhere.

I bet our livers are working overtime trying to breakdown teh microplastic bitches

 

[lsa]

I bet our livers are working overtime trying to breakdown teh microplastic bitches

Then you have all the "forever" chemicals in our bodies.
PFAS
Its in everything plastic made more or less, cook wear, computers, and on and on.
Google it and enjoy the reading.

 

[Osculater]

Then you have all the "forever" chemicals in our bodies.
PFAS
Its in everything plastic made more or less, cook wear, computers, and on and on.
Google it and enjoy the reading.

Yeah, I know it's like forever ever as with Teflon/PTFE and PFAS

 

[lsa]

Yeah, I know it's like forever ever as with Teflon/PTFE and PFAS

well those are the forever chemicals focusing on PFAS.
There is a company that are working on a probiotic that will break down the PFAS in your body.
So its not all dark black. there is a little brown in there.

 

[Osculater]

well those are the forever chemicals focusing on PFAS.
There is a company that are working on a probiotic that will break down the PFAS in your body.
So its not all dark black. there is a little brown in there.

But how are probiotics going to enter into the cells? LOL

 

[lsa]

Company is backed by Novo Nordisk.
Should hit the mainstream medias soon.
Has been some buzz.

IIRC they are doing tests with firefighters, since they have a shit ton of PFAS in their bodies.

 

[Osculater]

Company is backed by Novo Nordisk.
Should hit the mainstream medias soon.
Has been some buzz.

IIRC they are doing tests with firefighters, since they have a shit ton of PFAS in their bodies.

But how are probiotics going to enter into the cells since they stay in the gut? LOL

 

[lsa]

But how are probiotics going to enter into the cells since they stay in the gut? LOL

A little reading for you

Home - Cambiotics

We've found that certain gut bacteria interact with PFAS, which could help us understand new ways to reduce their presence in the body. Kiran Raosaheb Patil Professor of Molecular Systems Biology, University of Cambridge Contain probiotic strains that have been shown in scientific studies to...

cambiotics.com

 

[Osculater]

A little reading for you

Home - Cambiotics

We've found that certain gut bacteria interact with PFAS, which could help us understand new ways to reduce their presence in the body. Kiran Raosaheb Patil Professor of Molecular Systems Biology, University of Cambridge Contain probiotic strains that have been shown in scientific studies to...

cambiotics.com