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I think the way we live and our environment have definitely had an effect on the decline of sperm. Laptop computers, solvents, chemicals – such as those you may use for a hobby or as part of your work – ‘gender-bending’ environmental oestrogens, paints, pesticides, plastics, aluminium – all of these affect fertility. So, too, can natural substances such as genistein, a compound found in soya products and pulses, and various contaminants in drinking water. In addition, there are factors brought about by the trend towards increasingly sedentary occupations and lack of physical activity, which increase scrotal temperature and affect sperm production, count and motility. All in all, the risks are far greater than they were even 20 years ago.