1) Paul Phillips writes:>The problem has arisen in Canada as a result of declining fish stocks. Apparently, it is not a problem of flushing pills down the drain but with so many women taking birth control pills, the concentration of hormones in waste water (sewage) that is not neutralized by waste water treatment has been affecting (preventing) the reproduction of fish.< is it possible that this kind of thing might explain the low sperm count among human males in some countries? (Monty Python: "every sperm is sacred!") Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine 2) REPLY: Recent work in the UK (reported in a recent Guardian) does suggest an epidemiological association that could be causal. Hari
