Posted on 01/31/2007 2:58:06 PM PST by blam
Natural oils gave young boys breasts
22:00 31 January 2007
NewScientist.com news service
Andy Coghlan
Three young boys grew breast tissue after exposure to lotions and shampoos containing lavender or tea tree oil, researchers say.
It is not uncommon for boys to develop breast tissue during puberty or just after, but the boys affected by the plant oils were aged four, seven and 10.
The natural oils may be “gender-bending” chemicals mimicking effects of the female hormone, oestrogen, the findings suggest. The boys were otherwise normal, and lost the breast tissue within months of discontinuing use of the products.
Researchers who identified the oils as the cause of the abnormalities in the three pre-pubertal boys have warned parents and doctors to beware of the effects of any toiletry products containing the oils.
“If consumers are concerned about exposure to lavender or tea tree oil, they should talk to their physicians,” says Derek Henley of the US National Institute of Health Sciences labs in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, US. “Now that physicians are aware of the problem, they can document cases,” adds Henley, whose team identified the oils as the probable cause in three affected boys.
Oestrogen mimics
In follow-up lab tests on breast cells, they confirmed that the oils act both as oestrogen mimics, and as suppressors of masculinising hormone signals. “These are definitely the first substances to show a combination of oestrogen mimicry and anti-androgenic activity,” says Henley.
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Sometimes my wife uses such a product in our son's bath. He's 2, almost 3. So far I haven't noticed such a problem, but thanks for the warning.
Actually I have been worried in the other direction. The other day we noticed he was trying to unlock the bathroom door from the outside. When asked what he was doing he said that our 16 year-old babysitter was taking a shower and he was hoping to see her naked. When he heard the babysitter was coming over to stay he told people that his girlfriend was spending the night. He has said a lot of similar things expressing an eye for women. Everyone laughs but I'm starting to wonder if it is normal at his age.
Oh... they mean on the boy's own body...
Really wish you hadn't posted that.
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I always thought there was a problem with the tendency to put everything but the kitchen sink into stuff. I deplore nutrition labeling which exacerbated if not started the soy mania. It is getting more and more difficult to find products without soy protein added.
I also- also due to allergies- stay away from the various toiletries which contain a hodgepodge of plant extracts.
Oops. Okay, didn't know.
Gonna find a clean site?
well, who cares, they are just girls. Take a look at a PDR and see the pages of contra-indications and life threatening complications of taking oral contraceptives. But they are still on market. If Viagra had same long list it would be banned. hmmmmmmmmm
OMG!! Add this to soy... No wonder we have a surge of homosexuality! These poor boys!
You owe me a keyboard! *urp!* LMAO!!!
Turned out that the hair product her mother used in the girl's hair contained mare's placenta. The poor kid was being hit with pregnancy hormones.
Story 2: On my mom's farm her male animals all began to behave strangely. The billy goats had no interest in the girls, the male cats insisted on invading the nests and trying to nurse the kittens. Heck, four week old female goats went into heat. Turned out her grain was infested with a mold that put out estrogen. Every animal was turning female because of mold. (I have to note here, the boy kitties who were born during that time had wonderful fashion sense...) Seriously, the boy kitties who were born during that time never mounted a female. As a matter of fact, we had a problem with the toms "raping" these particular males. For five years, that never changed.
Her vet was fascinated by the whole thing.
another step in the campaign to feminize and weaken America. Female hormones in products, promoting the homosexual lifestyle, weakening traditional roles. All part of the agenda.
link to NEJM abstract
OK, no one said anything like "this thread is nothing without pictures." :þ
And Valvoline comes in scented cherry oil too!
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