Wednesday March 17, 2021, 12:05 AM
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Environmental pollution from industries such as coal mining and metal works may play a role in the increasing numbers of boys born with undescended testicles, new research suggests.
Researchers say their findings are hypothesis-generating, cannot show that these industries cause the condition called cryptorchidism and that further, targeted research is required.
However, the study of nearly 90,000 boys is the first to describe at a national level a recent increase in incidence of the condition over time.
It also identified clusters of cases in parts of France that are former mining or metal-working areas, such as the Pas de Calais in northern France.
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Experts looked at 89,382 undescended testicle cases in France from 2002–14
They found incidences of the condition have risen by 36 per cent in that time
Furthermore, the team found that there were 24 geographic clusters of cases
These were in areas of concentrated metal work, mining and agricultural activity
However, the team warned they have identified a correlation, not a causal link
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