Posted on 08/14/2010 9:33:35 PM PDT by TaraP
NaturalNews) In a bombshell finding that has far-reaching implications for society and culture, scientists at the University of Rochester have found that phthalates -- the chemical found in many vinyl and plastic products -- tends to "feminize" boys, altering their brains to express more feminine characteristics. The study has been published in the Journal of Andrology.
Phthalates are found in vinyl products (including vinyl flooring), PVC shower curtains, plastic furniture and even in the plastic coating of the insides of dishwashing machines.
The feminization process happens during pregnancy when phthalate exposure causes hormone disruptions in the unborn baby. This chemical feminizes males by disrupting the action of the hormone testosterone.
In this recent study, researchers found a strong correlation between the types of toys that male children play with and the level of phthalates found in their mothers when they were pregnant. Researchers discovered that boys exposed to high levels of phthalates in the womb tend to avoid playing with cars, trains or toy guns. They also avoided rough play, instead preferring more feminine toys and activities. (Barbie?)
Phthalates used in pharmaceutical coatings What very few people know about phthalates is that they are used in the coatings of pharmaceuticals to create "enteric" coatings. This means that many people taking certain pharmaceuticals are unknowingly eating phthalates. If expectant mothers take such pharmaceuticals during pregnancy, they may then feminize their unborn male babies.
How do we know phthalates are used in pharmaceuticals? This Google Books link (http://books.google.com/books?id=e7...) shows a page from the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Over-the-counter products. In it, a recipe is given for manufacturing a clear enteric coating. The ingredients are:
Acetone Purified water Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose Phthalate Vanillin Acetylated Monoglycerides Alcohol
This combination of highly toxic chemicals is cooked, stirred and then used to coat pharmaceutical pills that people actually swallow!
Phthalates in antidepressant SSRI drugs These phthalate chemicals are also used in antidepressant drugs. Here's a patent that describes the process: "Controlled Release Compositions of an Antidepressant Agent" http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/200...
As the patent explains:
"...the enteric coating polymer is selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate phthalate, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, methacrylicacid copolymer, cellulose acetate trimellitate, shellac, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate and combination thereof."
Another section says:
"..the plasticizer is selected from diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, cetyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol-4000, triethyl citrate, triacetin or propylene glycol."
Now here's the real kicker: The drug companies are pushing to have expectant mothers dosed with antidepressant drugs during pregnancy! This is supposedly to prevent "post-partum depression" but the real reason is because Big Pharma simply wants to sell more drugs and pregnant women are the next target on the list.
But taking these drugs results in toxic phthalate levels in the body that are 50 times greater than a "normal" contamination level. As this study published in Environmental Health Perspectives explains:
"Select medications might be a source of high exposure to some phthalates, one of which, DBP, shows adverse developmental and reproductive effects in laboratory animals. These results raise concern about potential human health risks, specifically among vulnerable segments of the general population and particularly pregnant women and children." (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...)
If expectant mothers are taking more antidepressants coated with phthalates that cause the feminization of boys, we are going to be looking at the mass feminization of males in modern society.
Along with this mass feminization, you can expect to see dropping sperm counts (already happening), increased infertility and the emergence of more feminine physical characteristics among men.
Many would say this hormonal shift is already underway.
Macho Macho Man! (to quote The Village People) If you look at the transformation of men in modern society over the last 50 years or so, there appears to be a measurable trend towards more feminine looks and behavior. NaturalNews doesn't judge this one way or the other -- it's just an observation of a trend.
We all need to be mindful when discussing this topic due to potential issues ranging from male "femininity" to homosexuality. There is no indication from this particular study that phthalate exposure in the womb tends to cause boys to adhere to any particular sexual orientation, but it's probably a question that scientists will be asking: Does exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals tend to alter the behavioral sexual expression of developing babies?
funny ..i dont recall anyone pushing drugs on my daughter when she was pregnant..her doctor was very anti drug.
I think the Pharma Industry has known for decades about Plastics and hormone dis-ruption.....
You did not see these types of problems with a generation that used glass for most everything.
This is more along the lines of a conspiracy theory.
Seems the theory is that a mother pregnant with a boy must ingest an anti-depressant coated with a pthalate-based plastic.
The anti-depressant SSRI’s I’m familiar with are not coated with pthalates. In fact, the absorption process is more effective without any coating.
Well my family went back to glass and stainless steel..tossing plastics hard..Just think what most homes are plumbed with.
“Feminine boys, homosexual explosion”
“Feminization of unborn baby boys” = born gay.
Popping the popcorn.
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Ping.
U of R is no slouch medical establishment.
I too try and use glass whenever possible.....
We raised the kids pretty much with vinyl floors and pvc pipes.
Never have three more macho sons traversed the earth.
I am not saying plastic is necessarily good for you, but I am saying, it does not instantly and completely feminize anybody.
The science is fairly plain: early menstruation is caused by the abundance of estrogen that is secreted from fat cells. The proliferation of autism in boys in associated with vitamin d deficiencies in utero and after. Estrogen in girls is protective for autism from vitamin d deficiency.
The science is fairly plain: early menstruation is caused by the abundance of estrogen that is secreted from fat cells. The proliferation of autism in boys in associated with vitamin d deficiencies in utero and after. Estrogen in girls is protective for autism from vitamin d deficiency.
Schools also massively require feminine behaviors from boys, and massively encourage masculine behaviors in girls. They resort to draconian punishments for disobedience as well - masculinity in a boy is literally classified as a sickness, and often a crime.
Schools have turned into breeding grounds for insanity, run by utterly sycophantic, cowardly teachers and openly criminal, sadistic administrators - all operating within, and hiding behind, strict political correctness and, of course, a smile.
...on purpose perhaps?
Are Psychoactive Drugs Feminizing?
Ritalin? I know 2 families that had boys around the age of 12 that were put on ritalin for ADDH and both are very feminized and one is gay.
They are now 21 and 22.
That image makes me laugh and cry at the same time, every time. (That image and the one of him on his bicycle w/safety helmet.)
Ella, a prescription-only emergency contraceptive, has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the drug's manufacturer HRA Pharma, announced Friday. This is the first drug legally available for use in the United States that can be used within 120 hours, or five days, of unprotected intercourse or failure of some other contraceptive method. But the five-day morning after pill has been available in Europe since 2009 under the brand name ellaOne.
Big pharma and tv advertising are now pushing supplemental testosterone for a condition they call “Low-T.”
Any evidence that supplemental bio-identical testosterone can counter this feminization?
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