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#1 Posted : 21 August 2006 14:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By Alan E McKerns
Does - Possible Risk of Impaired fertility - count for both Male and Female?

Thanks
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#2 Posted : 21 August 2006 14:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert.
Suppose so--------------if its a worm
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#3 Posted : 21 August 2006 15:14:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ken Dickson
Alan,

Even if in doesn't, you'll never convince anyone of it. In the real world, that's much more impotent... sorry, important.

Ken
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#4 Posted : 21 August 2006 15:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By gham
A more sensible answer may suggest that it depends on the product being used.

Some will affect both some only men and some only women, abut as the last post suggest if in doubt treat it as though it would affect both
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#5 Posted : 21 August 2006 15:44:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jeffrey Watt
It means both maybe....

http://www.ilo.org/encyc...d=857400163&nh=0&ssect=0

Like Gham says treat as both. The international research community can't agree on safe levels of toxins, compare some MAK levels to EH40 and their are differences so err on the side of caution.

Sperms are easier to kill apparently [The possibilities for humour at this point are unlimited but I will exercise restraint].

Kind regards

Jeff
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#6 Posted : 21 August 2006 15:51:00(UTC)
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Posted By gham
The location, as anyone with them will tell you, of testicles means that they have limited protection.

This is a problem with radiation, however some chemicals can cause an imblance on the co enzymes bound to enzymes which help produce sperm and their components and the can inhibit receptors on cell surfaces by binding to them (heavy metals etc). The production of Eggs is more hormonally controlled, more difficult to interfere with however the affects can be long lived.

Thats putting it really simply
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#7 Posted : 21 August 2006 16:33:00(UTC)
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Posted By Alan E McKerns
Thanks all.

Useful info given . . .somewhere!

Typical lead salt substances, but more emphasis on impaired fertility than unborn child from what i've seen before.

Alan
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