Bisphenol a (BPA) May Cause Smaller Penises

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical found in a variety of plastic bottles, containers and products. BPA has long been suspected of being potentially dangerous to human health and safety, and received great publicity in the past few years after various consumer and governmental research studies questioned its use in products.

Recent research by Canada Health, the government of Canada's department responsible for national public health, reignites the controversy of Bisphenol A causing harmful after effects in a study that suggests BPA may cause smaller penises in boys.

In the past, Various medical researchers and scientists have hypothesized that the BPA chemical causes various health problems and maladies. This new research regarding Bisphenol A influencing smaller genitals and penises in male humans may be a sizeable problem for men already worried about the size of their nether regions.

"Humans," writes Aurora Saulo at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, "typically ingest BPA and metabolize it in the liver" (read the report). When ingested, researchers say the Bisphenol A may cause cancer and other biological problems.

The phthalate study by Health Canada has been monitoring and measuring the genitals of Canadian babies in relation to the amount of exposure their mothers had to Bisphenol A. It has tested several thousand Canadians.

This news relating to small penis size and BPA comes on the heels of past tests. The scientific community has long known that rodents dosed with chemicals such as BPA have given birth to feminized male babies. Effects include smaller genital tracts in the male mice. The new Canadian study also follows recent report by scientists in the United States who reported that they noticed smaller penises in boys from moms who had high levels of BPA.

Additional potential sexual- and gender-related problems and risks that may be caused by BPA include genital malformations, earlier puberty onset and larger prostates. This is yet one more reason to ditch the plastic bottle and try out a reusable, BPA-free product. If you don't do it for yourself, do it for your future sons.