Pesticides and Male Genital Deformities

	posted by Matt on 10:06 PM April 30th, 2006
	Anonymous User writes "Perhaps these two stories should be read in conjunction. One is about the effects of pesticides containing estrogen like compounds on male fetal development, how overexposure can result in decreased penis size and abnormalities and potentially effect fertility. The other is about a teenager driven to suicide over his belief his penis was too small. I'm sure we have all heard about the increasing concern over chemical compounds containing pthalates which have an estrogen like effect. The EU has gone so far as to begin considering restrictions if not bans on the plastic softeners, but the US does nothing."

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Children and Self-image (Score:1) by kavius on 10:11 AM May 1st, 2006 EST (#1) http://www.vius.ca And girls are the only ones who suffer from poor self image. There you have it... proof of what we've all known already.

Our responsible government (Score:1) by Davidadelong on 10:12 AM May 1st, 2006 EST (#2) I read about something similar to this a while back. Any damage to the Human Being, and it seems that both genders are being effected, should be enough to move our governmental agencies into action. But, since money drives the desire for most politicians to "serve", I can understand why there hasn't been an outcry from the responsible parties of our government. I mean they orchestrate the destruction of entire generations through psychological manipulation and waiving of our Constitutional Rights, why not allow physical deformaties? We all know that the people of rank and privelage don't live in areas that would be affected, they can afford the more expensive earth products that don't use man made chemicals. It seems the poor in this country pay in many more ways than monetary!

Gaianist bullshit. (Score:1) by JulianDroms on 01:56 PM May 1st, 2006 EST (#3) Well, Pthalates don't have estrogenic effects at anywhere near the concentrations that people are exposed to. The people pushing this kind of research are frauds. It's a homeopathic principle regurgitated in pseudo-scientific environmental dressings. I'm thankful the U.S. does nothing about this, because there is nothing to do anything about.

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