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The Independent UK
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Canqi Li

SHOCKING: Microplastics found in human penis for first time raising erectile dysfunction concerns - What They Never Told You

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Scientists have identified microplastics in human penises for the first time, raising concerns about their connection to erectile dysfunction.

A new study, published in IJIR: Your Sexual Medicine Journal, took tissue samples of six patients undergoing erectile-dysfunction-related surgery and analysed the samples with an infrared chemical imaging system.

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