New Delhi, Apr 25: Impotency among Indians is rising with one in every six persons becoming sterile due to various environmental and lifestyle changes and genetic factors, according to research conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
ICMR Director General N K Ganguly said environmental factors mainly increasing use of pesticides which accumulate in food products and ultimately go into the human body, cause harmonal imbalance which results in sterility.
Increasing use of birth control pills is also contributing towards rising impotency, he said.
However, its impact was more visible in bigger Indian cities and developed western countries where the usage of these pills was high, Dr Ganguly said.
Tight fitting clothes like jeans also impact fertility, he said.
The impact of tight fitting jeans was more on males due to anatomical reasons, as jeans leads to increase in temperature of the scrotum, whereas lower temperature was required for proper sperm viability, he said.
Tight jeans may also impact fertility in women, he said.
Exposure to harmful chemicals like Mercury, Nickel and Lead, which act as endocrine busters, also cause sterility, Dr Ganguly said.
People working in jewellery industries are generally exposed to lead used for making jewellery and also due to lead rich dust in their immediate vicinity which increases the risk of infertility among them.
He, however, clarified that use of jewellary would not lead to impotancy among women as the exposure was minimum in that case.
初译：
Sterility among Indians increasing; pesticides, jeans responsible
印度人不育比例日益增加，杀虫剂、牛仔裤难咎其责
New Delhi, Apr 25: Impotency among Indians is rising with one in every six persons becoming sterile due to various environmental and lifestyle changes and genetic factors, according to research conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
新德里，4月25日：根据印度医学研究委员会(ICMR)开展的研究显示，由于环境和生活方式的诸多改变和遗传因素，印度的性无能人口比例已经上升至1：6。
ICMR Director General N K Ganguly said environmental factors mainly increasing use of pesticides which accumulate in food products and ultimately go into the human body, cause harmonal imbalance which results in sterility.
ICMR总干事N K Ganguly 说，环境因素－主要是杀虫剂的广泛使用，是导致不育的罪魁祸首。因为杀虫剂可通过在食品中蓄积而最终得以进入人体，从而引起激素失衡，导致不育。
Increasing use of birth control pills is also contributing towards rising impotency, he said.
他说，性无能人口比例增加的另一个原因是避孕药的大量使用。
However, its impact was more visible in bigger Indian cities and developed western countries where the usage of these pills was high, Dr Ganguly said.
Ganguly博士说，不过，在印度的大城市和西方发达国家，这一比例更高，因为避孕药的使用率在这些地方相对较高。
Tight fitting clothes like jeans also impact fertility, he said.
他说，牛仔裤之类的紧身衣裤同样对生育力有影响。
The impact of tight fitting jeans was more on males due to anatomical reasons, as jeans leads to increase in temperature of the scrotum, whereas lower temperature was required for proper sperm viability, he said.
他说，低温有助于维持正常的精子生存能力，由于解剖结构的原因，紧身牛仔裤对男性生育力的影响更大，因为紧身牛仔裤可引起阴囊温度升高。
Tight jeans may also impact fertility in women, he said.
他说，紧身牛仔裤也可能影响女性的生育力。
Exposure to harmful chemicals like Mercury, Nickel and Lead, which act as endocrine busters, also cause sterility, Dr Ganguly said.
Ganguly说，水银、镍、铅等有害化学物质可破坏内分泌系统，因此接触这些化学物质也可导致不育。
People working in jewellery industries are generally exposed to lead used for making jewellery and also due to lead rich dust in their immediate vicinity which increases the risk of infertility among them.
因为铅在珠宝的制造过程中必不可少，所以从事珠宝加工的人一般都会接触到铅；并且由于工作场所中经常散布着富含铅的粉尘，因此这也增加了工人们的不育危险。
He, however, clarified that use of jewellary would not lead to impotancy among women as the exposure was minimum in that case.
不过，他澄清说，佩戴珠宝不会使女性发生不育，因为这种情况下人体所接触的铅量微乎其微。