Million Marker Wellness, Inc.
The proposed research aims to 1) measure male participants' urinary levels of EDCs and sperm quality before and after report-back and EDC reduction intervention and assess changes, 2) assess the extent to which MM's program (testing, curriculum, and report-back) alters participant environmental health literacy (EHL), readiness to change (RtC), and product/lifestyle choices, and 3) test the feasibility and acceptability of MM's program to male participants. The primary study subjects are adult men of reproductive age. The study aims to have 60 participants complete the study.
The SEED study hypothesizes that our report-back and intervention program will increase environmental health literacy and EDC-reduction behavior, reduce urinary EDCs, and improve semen quality in a sample of US men with low semen quality. And the intervention program will have a larger effect than report-back only. The study will consist of three Aims: 1) Measure male participants' urinary levels of EDCs and semen quality before and after report-back and EDC reduction intervention and assess change. 60 men, with previously established low semen quality, will be recruited from Fellow Health cus…
Inclusion Criteria: * Men, * Reproductive Age, * Good Health, * Non-Smoker * English-Speaking * No Occupational/Medical Risks * not using steroids or TRT/hormone replacement supplements * low sperm count=total motile count below 20 million/ml * tested by Fellow in the last 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Women * Non-Reproductive Age * Poor Health * Smoker * Non-English Speaking * Occupational/Medical Risks * using steroids or TRT/hormone replacement supplements * total motile count over 20 mil/ml, tested by Fellow over 3 months ago
Participants receive a 14 module intervention program about endocrine disrupting chemicals and reducing exposures. Participants must complete at least 8 modules over the course of 8 weeks.
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