sexual dysfunction

All that research pointing to big problems with BPA for humans appears to have yet another, powerful study in its corner, this one a  study of Chinese workers showing that exposure causes erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men. It’s the first study to examine the impact of bisphenol on the reproductive system of human males. Previous studies have examined mice or rats.

The compound is found in thousand of consumer products – from your plastic water bottles to baby bottles to the lining of canned food to dental sealants -- and has been detected in the urine of 93 percent of the U.S. population. The Washington Post, reporting on the study published in the journal of Human Reproduction, said the study, funded by the federal government, found that the men handling BPA were four times as likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction and seven times as likely to have problems with ejaculation.