Third of Japan's 18-year-old women may never have children: study
www.japantimes.co.jp
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to tackle the country's population crisis with 'unprecedented' measures.
    • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Because the majority of people not having babies don’t plan to have babies, and the majority of people who want babies still manage to have them, though it might take more attempts than it used to, or IVF assistance. The desire and cultural influences are much bigger factors at the moment on birth rate than endocrine disruptors.

      (Though they’re probably responsible for a bunch of other stuff, like the obesity epidemic)

      • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Are you going off sources that people who want them end up having them? I know personally at least 4 families that miscarried a ton and couldn’t have more babies even though they wanted to. They may have at least had one, but never had the 2-4 kids they wanted.

        • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          Sorry to hear that. What were their age ranges? It’s well known that age is the biggest influence in miscarriage chance.

          • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            I’m sure there are more sources, I"m just lazy today.

            Studies show that EDCs can cause declines in sperm count and quality. It’s suggested that high levels of these chemicals can cause impaired female reproduction or an increased chance of miscarriage. While debatable, some research shows that endocrine disruptors can cause higher chances of developing endometriosis in females.

            https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-to-know-about-endocrine-disruptors

            • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Don’t get me wrong, I’m not debating that endocrine disruptors interfere with the reproductive process. I just don’t think anybody has proven that they’re a major issue YET