The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Earlier last year, a study made headlines by reporting high levels of microplastic particles in the testicles of deceased humans and dogs. Microplastics were positively detected in every tested sample at average concentrations of 328.44 µg/g and 122.63 µg/g, corresponding to approximately 5.9 x 10¹¹ and 2.2 x 10¹¹ micro- and nanoplastic particles per gram of testicular tissue (1µg ≈ 1.8 x 10⁹ particles).
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Two studies last year showed that microplastics were detected in every human testicular and semen samples tested.