Sperm Trouble - with Dr, Shanna Swan

What's responsible for the worldwide decline in sperm that is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby?

A worldwide decline in sperm is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby. This week in the news, Patti and Doug talk about the link between RF radiation and autism,  A Pew Foundation report on plastic pollution, and how chemicals in food are making us sick. The Dr. Shanna Swan, author of "Countdown – How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race" – talks about her work and how endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be interfering with our ability to reproduce. 

Links from the Interview

Dr. Swan's page about her book "Countdown" https://www.shannaswan.com/countdown

Dr. Swan's page at Mount Sinai: https://profiles.icahn.mssm.edu/shanna-h-swan

Links from the News

Doctors and scientists wan about plastic in our food system: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/10/synthetic-chemicals-food-system-health-burden-report

How plastic is harming your health (Breaking the Plasti Wave) https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2025/12/breaking-the-plastic-wave-2025

Study looking at links between RF (wireless) radiation and autism: https://www.ehn.org/wireless-radiation-autism-related-genes

Our website for high school kids to get involved with the plastic crisis: www.KidsCanFixTheWorld.org

Dr. Shanna Swan