Pesticides May Block Male Hormones

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

Many agricultural pesticides – including some previously untested and commonly found in food  – disrupt male hormones, according to new tests conducted by British scientists.The scientists strongly recommended that all pesticides in use today be screened to check if they block testosterone and other androgens, the hormones critical to a healthy reproductive system for men and boys. [More]

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