{
  "id": 13157011,
  "title": "Common insecticides linked to lower sperm concentration in men, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/common-insecticides-linked-to-lower-sperm-concentration-in-men-study",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:13:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/common-insecticides-linked-to-lower-sperm-concentration-in-men-study-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Exposure to commonly used insecticides has been associated with lower sperm concentration in men, according to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology. The researchers analysed semen and urine samples from 179 men attending an assisted reproductive technology clinic in Jinan, China. They found that men with the highest levels of neonicotinoid insecticides […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}