China: pollution is raising price of sperm up to € 3,600

China is finally acknowledging the consequences, in terms of health, of decades of pollution in the country â€" one official report acknowledged recently that pollution is destroying the physical and mental health of Chinese.

So, and after several episodes related to the effects of pollution on population of the Asian country â€" including the case of lung cancer from a child of eight years â€" the latest indication of the tragic situation is related to fertility: about 40 million people between 20 and 40 years old â€" 12.5% of the population â€" have fertility problems.

According to the Quartz, the Chinese are increasingly infertile. Li Zheng, a doctor at the main Shanghai sperm bank, says that two-thirds of the sperm specimens failed the standards of who (World Health Organization). So, the sperm is a well so scarce that he comes to cost € 3,600 ($ 11.3 million) on the black market.

According to the aggregator, the Government has recently increased subsidies for sperm donors, in order to increase their number. Is that China, despite its immense population, is one of the countries most aged in the world. And unless the Government drastically reduce pollution, and truth is that the Asian giant may have a serious fertility problem in coming years. "If China does not protect the environment, humans will see a real catastrophe of infertility," explained Li to the Shanghai Morning Post.

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