[MWestMom]

“Ms. Kidd says both natural and synthetic estrogen go into the sewage system in urine, but bacteria take longer to break down the synthetic version, which means more of it gets into the fish.”

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So,.....does it get into the drinking water in amounts that would cause interesting changes to other forms of life....?

[RockyMtnMan]

It’s a very serious problem:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2006/11/02/your-dad-had-more-testosterone-than-you.html

[Brian Kopp DPM]

IMHO, most definitely. Male babies in utero are highly susceptible to the influence of natural and synthetic hormones in the mother’s bloodstream. Adult males have experienced a rapid collapse in sperm count over the past several decades leading to widespread male infertility. We now understand that some of these changes that lead to low adult sperm counts actually occur in utero and are very susceptible to hormonal influence. And it is also likely to be contributing to the upswing in gender identity issues as well as homosexuality.

There are water filters that removes these hormones from drinking water. If I was a woman of childbearing age I would most definitely be using one if I thought I might be or become pregnant, to protect any male children conceived.