https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/health/microplastics-human-penises-study-scli-intl-scn-wellness/index.html

    • dannoffs [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      1: A small sample size is perfectly fine for the claims their making, which is just that they've detected micro plastics for the first time.

      2: It says it in the linked study

      Tissue samples were extracted from six individuals who underwent surgery for a multi-component inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP). Samples were obtained from the corpora using Adson forceps before corporotomy dilation and device implantation and placed into cleaned glassware. A control sample was collected and stored in a McKesson specimen plastic container.