Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race

Countdown is one of those IMPORTANTLY PROFOUND books which should be in every public and school library and should be compulsory reading for every industrial and government official worldwide. I along with some other world citizens and governments initially became aware of similar content mentioned in this book back in August 1993 via a UK TV programme, which won 'The Documentary of the Year Award' and was considered so important that the American Congress asked for a private screening.The additional information from this book has confirmed to me that we as a species are basically poisoning and polluting our own nest by past and present manufactured products, the effluent from some of those manufacturing processes and the way in which we ourselves contribute to that by our way of living and thereby surviving on this planet.Some Governments are tackling this problem head on such as the European Union some 20yrs after the UK TV programme was shown by issuing a Directive to all EU Member States that by a certain time period, around about now, they should have in situ supplementary filtration systems to facilitate the extraction of Synthetic Oestrogens from Domestic Sewage Works prior to the fluids being discharged into the adjacent river systems.However the legacy of our contributed contamination which we all have sustained from the water and food chains plus the environment is such that our present and future health will continue to be affected resulting in various physiological and psychological anomalies affecting all life on this planet. Long term this will significantly affect the reproductive ability of our and other species which if not effectively challenged by Government Legislation and also hopefully by voluntary and collective action by industrial executives worldwide may result in the possibility of the encroachment of species extinction over the next few hundred years, it is that serious.My only serious criticism is why such additional information mentioned in this book has taken almost 30 years since 1993 to be made available to the general public in this form and why taking into consideration the continued worldwide scant ignorance of this subject that the media are not shouting out loud to have worldwide legislation past to counter this scandalous situation.

I came across this work by reading few articles about the fertile decline around the world at staggering rates.The book focus on reproductive health as one of the causes (many others are included) and how limiting humans who want to reproduce to do so.I was amazed at the effect of this chemicals and the effect it has specially on male adults and babies.I went on to read it to understand what chemicals to watch out for.Recommended

I am fascinated with every page in the book. Although scientific, it is easy to read and understand. It has really made me think about the environment around me and I have learnt so much!

Well-written and informative... Relentlessly bleak, but that's not really the author's fault.

This book is a must read for everyone. To see what is happening to our bodies, to understand the effects of our surroundings and the things the we put in our body without second though. This book made me think about, question and alter my way of living, eating and thinking about the environment around me.I think this book is especially essential for anyone, male or female, who plans to have children at some stage in their lives. There is plenty of information in this book to warn and guide you against the dangers affecting fertility. As mentioned before, there are several day to day things that could affect our bodies which in turn could severely affect our potential offspring.It's probably one of the most important books I'll read this year. Highly recommend.

Certainly phthalates rise as sperm count goes down, but could it be coincidence? I felt after reading the book there is a causal link, but wasn’t convinced it was the only one e.g other stressors like air pollution are contributing. Certainly good food for thought!