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"Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, making them "more feminine", say US researchers.

Males exposed to high doses in the womb went on to be less likely to play with boys' toys like cars or to join in rough and tumble games, they found.

The University of Rochester team's latest work adds to concerns about the safety of phthalates, found in vinyl flooring and PVC shower curtains.

The findings are reported in the International Journal of Andrology.

The same researchers have already shown that this can mean boys are born with genital abnormalities.

Now they say certain phthalates also impact on the developing brain, by knocking out the action of the male hormone testosterone.

Dr Shanna Swan and her team tested urine samples from mothers over midway through pregnancy for traces of phthalates.

The women, who gave birth to 74 boys and 71 girls, were followed up when their children were aged four to seven and asked about the toys the youngsters played with and the games they enjoyed.

They found that two phthalates DEHP and DBP can affect play behaviour.

Boys exposed to high levels of these in the womb were less likely than other boys to play with cars, trains and guns or engage in "rougher" games like playfighting.

"We now know that phthalates, to which we are all constantly exposed, are extremely worrying from a health perspective, leading to disruption of male reproduction health and, it appears, male behaviour too."
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I played with mercury, lead tipped lawn jarts, and had aspestos all over my school...and I turned out fine! kinda.....:eyequiver
 
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Damn, that's not cool, though, my mom always told me to never heat up food that's in plastic because they release a lot of chemicals and they just go right on the food. Very bad for your health... as we can also see.

BTW, nice comment there. Hahahahahaha

Treinenwj said:
Sooo... does this mean that homosexuality is caused by the mom using a vibrator during pregnancy?
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Lol, it's apparent none of you even bothered to read the article to check the science behind the claim. Nowhere in the findings was there any mention of a vibrating self indulgence apparatus, it's obvious the researchers were referring to coolidors. :hammersma
 
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e-man67 said:
I played with mercury, lead tipped lawn jarts, and had aspestos all over my school...and I turned out fine! kinda.....:eyequiver
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I drink water that gives cholera and live in so much pollution me lungs have cancerous amounts of lead...see me whining?

I blame it all on today's child's names. Aiden, Noah,...poofs. :shame:
 
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