[PleaseNoMore]

I agree. It isn't that the milk itself is full of hormones naturally but rather the feeds and such that the cows ingest are treated with hormones and such. During digestion the hormones are passed through to the milk.

Two years ago when my daughter was 7 I took her to the dr because of a painful "lump" in her right breast. Of course I was thinking the worst and imagining all sorts of things wrong with her. After an examination he concluded that she was developing breasts. He was going to diagnose it as precocious puberty ( premature ) but he said the standards for that has been lowered to 6 years old. She was "too old" for that diagnosis. He also said that it was a wonder that boys today could grow a mustache because of the hormones in our foods. So here I am today with a 9 year old LITTLE girl with breasts that rival a 14 or 15 year old's. I am now feeding my children organic milk.

[Billthedrill]

Good God - NINE more years of adolescence to look forward to? I'll pray for you...

[Aggie Mama]

Wow! I've also heard that chicken is a source of xenoestrogens. I think people are just now becoming aware of the foreign hormones that are in the food chain. I have a feeling that 20 years from now, a lot of our reproductive-related cancers are going to be linked to artificial hormones.

There seems to be a growing industry of farms that produce livestock free of hormones and excessive antibiotics. It's capitalism at it's finest. There are people out there like me willing to pay $2 - $5 dollars more at the grocery for the product.

[gratefulwharffratt]

I agree. It isn't that the milk itself is full of hormones naturally but rather the feeds and such that the cows ingest are treated with hormones and such. During digestion the hormones are passed through to the milk.

Source?? Not some looney bin left-wing web site either.

I have NEVER seen the mills add anything when grinding feed. And dairy cows are treated like GOLD.

Are you a farmer??

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Your daughter needs to have a female doctor. How embarrassing for a 7-year-old girl to have her breasts examined by a male doctor. How even more embarrassing it would be for a 9-year-old.

Of course it's precocious puberty. The doctor is/was a moron.