Plastic chemicals 'feminise boys'

[Subotan]

Yours aren't already in there?

[Ja'chyra]

I made the mistake of buying her shoes and now she thinks she's allowed out.

[A Very Super Market]

Isn't this just a recent fad or something? It's been around in Japanese/Asian culture for a while too. Doesn't anyone remember the '80s?

[Strike For The South]

I made the mistake of buying her shoes and now she thinks she's allowed out.

You need to post more often.

[Xiahou]

Apparently, the one for us adult males to stay away from is BPA.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHea...ory?id=9048200


I remember reading a while back about the high levels of estrogen/progestin in the water supply from birth control pills. Basically, men are all just turning into .

"There has been no human studies, at least in the context of the male reproductive system, so this has been dismissed by some critics," he said of the potential harms BPA may pose.

Like me.
I so hate stories like these. The inference they're trying to make is when exposed to substance A in massive amounts, it causes health problems. Therefore, when people are exposed to trace amounts, it must also be harmful. Clearly this must be the case... I mean if u drink too much water, it will poison you. Therefore, any exposure to it is bad.

I'm convinced BPA hysteria is just the latest in the anti-chemical fad.....

[Subotan]

Sooo relevant

[A Terribly Harmful Name]

Apparently the issue is doublefold:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-03-...-diesel-fumes/

But these figures just scratch the surface, apparently. Research has found, according to some experts, that diesel fumes degrade the immune system and interfere with hormones, reducing sperm production, masculinizing female rats, and changing the development of baby rats.

Though the issue of decling sperm count and feminization has received more attention, and carries more risk.

EDIT - Here's a more detailed summary: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/1.../abstract.html

Our study provides evidence for the first time that inhalation of diesel exhaust during pregnancy masculinizes fetuses through accumulation of testosterone in mother rats. These experiments also showed that the elevated testosterone levels did not result from accelerated maternal adrenal functions. The feto-placental-ovarian unit and the inhibition of aromatase activities and synthesis caused by inhalation might have played essential roles in the accumulation of testosterone.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I'm convinced BPA hysteria is just the latest in the anti-chemical fad.....

Yeah, same here. They will eventually get around banning everything. Meanwhile, let us poison those hippies with hemlock, handing it to them, saying 'drink this - it is natural; an herb'...

[Subotan]

Snake Venom is natural

[Husar]

Snake Venom is natural

And so is oil.

[KukriKhan]

Apparently the issue is doublefold:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-03-...-diesel-fumes/



Though the issue of decling sperm count and feminization has received more attention, and carries more risk.

EDIT - Here's a more detailed summary: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/1.../abstract.html

So, if I ever feel the urge to try on the missus' stockings and shoes, I should go suck on a Mercedes tailpipe, to get well - to restore the ying-yang balance.

Brilliant.

[Vladimir]

Snake Venom is natural

And so is oil.

And snake oil is only $9.99. Send me a PM.

[drone]

So, if I ever feel the urge to try on the missus' stockings and shoes, I should go suck on a Mercedes tailpipe, to get well - to restore the ying-yang balance.

Brilliant.

No, I think the article is saying that if you want a masculine child, your pregnant wife should be the one sucking down the diesel fumes.