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Researchers Worried about Limp Korean Sperm
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Real Reality



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:27 pm    Post subject: Researchers Worried about Limp Korean Sperm Reply with quote

Researchers Worried about Limp Korean Sperm
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The sperm of young Korean men is growing weak. Although there is no problem with their sperm count, over the past five years Korean men have produced significantly small numbers of healthy, actively mobile sperm cells. Experts blame the phenomenon on environmental hormones that affect the reproductive system....
The sperm that Professor Han's team collected came from otherwise healthy Koreans in their early 20s. The researchers studied soldiers until 2004, athletes in 2005, and normal university students last year.
"The decrease in motility is serious in that it can become the major cause of sterility in men," Professor Han said. Detailed research results will be announced in July.

Chosun Ilbo (June 19, 2007)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200706/200706190017.html
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butlerian



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you think diet could be having an effect (eg, too much soy?)
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably a chemtrail symptom.

Avoid the DHMOs as much as possible.

Foil hat, I think it needs to be tin, no aluminum.
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caniff



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The test subjects are too young. Korean men do not fully develop their sperm until the 'Adjoshi' stage of their development. This has been occuring later in life for many Korean men as the society has become more affluent.
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pdxsteve



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Researchers Worried about Limp Korean Sperm Reply with quote

Real Reality wrote:
Researchers Worried about Limp Korean Sperm
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The sperm of young Korean men is growing weak. Although there is no problem with their sperm count, over the past five years Korean men have produced significantly small numbers of healthy, actively mobile sperm cells. Experts blame the phenomenon on environmental hormones that affect the reproductive system....
The sperm that Professor Han's team collected came from otherwise healthy Koreans in their early 20s. The researchers studied soldiers until 2004, athletes in 2005, and normal university students last year.
"The decrease in motility is serious in that it can become the major cause of sterility in men," Professor Han said. Detailed research results will be announced in July.

Chosun Ilbo (June 19, 2007)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200706/200706190017.html


This calls for more placenta injections. Stat!
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twg



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well lads, I guess there's no choice. For the production of kimchi to be maintained for future generations, you're all going to have to roll up your sleeves and make some babies.
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in_seoul_2003



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We've been told that KIMCHI killls everything from SARS to chicken FLU to the fungus between your toes. What they didn't mention was that it also kills sperm.
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Yo!Chingo



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are too damn many people in this country already! Maybe its nature's way of reducing the population?
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riley



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seriously, if this is true, is it happening in other parts of the industrialized world?
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Guri Guy



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As if the birth rate wasn't already low enough. I wonder if this effects foreigners too? That'd be a strike against working in Korea I suppose.
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Pak Yu Man



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So..high strung guys with lots of stress=low sperm motility. No duh. Look at all the crap a K-guy has to go through. School, military, job then daddy Kim nagging about a new male Kim baby.

I have no problems believing this.
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mateomiguel



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Real Reality, can you PLEASE start a blog? Your posts are so packed with info that it needs to be organized somewhere. The Real Reality Record!

Think about it.
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Alyallen



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guri Guy wrote:
As if the birth rate wasn't already low enough. I wonder if this effects foreigners too? That'd be a strike against working in Korea I suppose.


Well...there has been some problems with a drop in male births. I think the 2 countries mentioned were the U.S. and Japan but it wasn't a definitive study. In any event, I've heard the argument that chemicals in the environment were a possible reason for this reason. The drop in male births is hypothesized to be a problem directly relating to male ahem potency, so I guess it can effect foreign men as well...
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shifdog



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perhaps many Korean men suffer from hypogonadism.
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thebomb



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that you will find that if the test subjects, primarily the Uni students, were interviewed it would be found that they are all avid fans of lemonade adverts. Laughing
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