Claim: The Food and Drug Administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. Dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed to a questionable 2011 study of the drug's effect on a small sample of Nigerian men with onchocerciasis, a tropical disease also known as "river blindness."
Fact-check: Posts Spread Dubious Claim About Ivermectin and Male Fertility - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the food and drug administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed to a questionable 2011 study of the drug's effect on a small sample of nigerian men with onchocerciasis, a tropical disease also known as "river blindness."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2021-09-23T19:53:51