Count down : how our modern world is threatening sperm counts, altering male and female reproductive...
Count down : how our modern world is threatening sperm counts, altering male and female reproductive...
Count down : how our modern world is threatening sperm counts, altering male and female reproductive development, and imperiling the future of the human race / Shanna H. Swan, PhD ; with Stacey Colino.
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2021.
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G 2020/5388
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The changing landscape of sex and fertility -- Reproductive shock: hormonal havoc in our midst -- The diminished male: where have all the good sperm gone? -- It takes two to tango: her side of the story -- Gender fluidity: beyond male and female -- the sources and timing of these shifts -- Windows o...
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2021.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"In 2017, author Shanna Swan and her team of researchers completed a major study. They found that over the past four decades, sperm levels among men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50 percent. They came to this conclusion after examining 185 studies involving close to 45,000 healthy men. The result sent shockwaves around the globe--b...
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Count down : how our modern world is threatening sperm counts, altering male and female reproductive development, and imperiling the future of the human race / Shanna H. Swan, PhD ; with Stacey Colino.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-271) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/5388
Record Identifier
74VKaOq20dVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOq20dVA
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ISBN
9781982113667
DDC
612.6
MMS ID
991024375719402626
