Scientists recently did some tests and found tiny bits of plastic in the parts of a man’s body that make sperm.
These pieces are so small you can’t even see them without a super strong microscope! They’re called microplastics and nanoplastics.
This is the first time scientists have found so much plastic in this part of the body. They found three times more plastic there than in other places they looked, like a woman’s placenta, which is the sac that feeds a baby while it’s growing in the belly.
We don’t know yet exactly what this means for men’s health. However other studies on animals have shown that plastic bits can affect how much sperm a male produces and how well it works.
More research needs to be done to understand what this means for people. But this study is a good first step in learning more about how things around us might be affecting our bodies.