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05-01-2006, 02:06 AM
<p><a href="http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2006/04/29/1556379-sun.html" target="_self" title="Pesticides may affect penis size"> <strong>Pesticides may affect penis size</strong></a></p><p></p><p> A renowned U.S. scientist who has documented fertility and sex
changes -- including decreasing penis size -- due to environmental
contamination says he wouldn't apply pesticides on his own lawn. </p><br /><p>"The use of these compounds just for cosmetic reasons, just
because you don't want to make dandelion wine from your yard or
whatever, I think is inappropriate," Guillette, who is associate dean
for research at the University of Florida, said in a lecture yesterday
at UWO's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.</p><p> </p><p> Penis size of the animals from the polluted lake was smaller than animals from the less-polluted lake.
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"This is important because it is not just an alligator story. It is not
just a lake story. We know there has been a dramatic increase in penile
and genital abnormalities in baby boys," Guillette said. </p><p> A followup study by another scientist involving healthy
couples with 5,000 healthy babies also found reduced penis size with
higher contamination levels. </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>
changes -- including decreasing penis size -- due to environmental
contamination says he wouldn't apply pesticides on his own lawn. </p><br /><p>"The use of these compounds just for cosmetic reasons, just
because you don't want to make dandelion wine from your yard or
whatever, I think is inappropriate," Guillette, who is associate dean
for research at the University of Florida, said in a lecture yesterday
at UWO's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.</p><p> </p><p> Penis size of the animals from the polluted lake was smaller than animals from the less-polluted lake.
</p><p>
"This is important because it is not just an alligator story. It is not
just a lake story. We know there has been a dramatic increase in penile
and genital abnormalities in baby boys," Guillette said. </p><p> A followup study by another scientist involving healthy
couples with 5,000 healthy babies also found reduced penis size with
higher contamination levels. </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>