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BPA mimics estrogen, so does that mean that plastics are causing autism? https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/12767 https://www.medpaget

BPA mimics estrogen, so does that mean that plastics are causing autism? https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/12767 https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/...

fortran77 7y ago
More likely obesity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7083189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7083189/
- dang 7y ago
  We've asked you numerous times to avoid this topic on HN, since you've inundated threads with it in the past. That request stands, and if you keep breaking it, we're going to have to ban you again. I don't want to do that, so please refrain from going there here.
  - meeks 7y ago
    I don't have a dog in this fight, however, I am curious. Who exactly are you? Who is this "we" you are referencing? And why does this comment need to be avoided?
    - danharaj 7y ago
      Dang is a moderator. Listen to the mods, even if you don't agree with them. It's a thankless task trust me.
    - dang 7y ago
      As danharaj mentioned, I'm a moderator of HN. "We" is me and the other mods. I didn't spell out what I was saying in detail because I don't want to embarrass a user unnecessarily. I know that's confusing, so maybe I'll make a general remark, not about anyone in particular. Sometimes there are users who go rogue on a particular topic that for whatever reason they're obsessed with, and post way too many comments pushing an agenda on that point. This is bad for the site. If people overdo it repeatedly, we ask them to stop and ban them if they don't. Sometimes they create a series of accounts that we ban in succession. Eventually, sometimes, they manage to avoid the topic while participating on HN in other ways. In that case they're welcome here. But if we notice relapses, we remind them to stop and ban them if they don't. We do that because past experience teaches that going a little down that road usually ends in going the whole way. In other words, this is a way to avoid banning a user by selectively banning only a (user, topic) pair instead. It's extra work, but it seems fair to allow someone to participate in the site as long as they avoid the destructive pattern.
mobilefriendly 7y ago
I wonder if birth control (which spikes estrogen) has a lasting impact on levels after a mom goes off to have a child.
- eloff 7y ago
  I'm wondering that as well, could be an unintended side effect of some forms of hormonal birth control.
  - Nasrudith 7y ago
    There is some precedent for the opposite in biological males one hazard of androgen doping is a drop off in natural production. While a similar feedback mechanism may exist there is no guarantee. I am uncertain what influence multiple pregnancies has on estrogen levels - let alone how comparable birth control is but that could offer a hint.
- seandougall 7y ago
  What forms of birth control spike estrogen? My understanding was that it worked by suppressing the natural estrogen spike that triggers ovulation.
  - YinglingLight 7y ago
    "spiking estrogen" is how birth control, birth controls.
rhegart 7y ago
Not just bpa, all plastics emit equally harmful estrogen producing chemicals as bpa per recent studies. Plastics in sun and hot water are a big no.
- iosjunkie 7y ago
  I’m interested in the studies. Happen to have links to them?
caymanjim 7y ago
There's also the soy-estrogen link, and soy is in everything. I don't know what the truth is regarding soy estrogens, because it's one of those things where searching brings up reams of pseudo-scientific garbage.
- kleer001 7y ago
  There is no soy estrogen link. If there were we'd be seeing an epidemic of hormone based pathologies nearly everywhere. Soy is a staple and has been for centuries and centuries.

fortran77 7y ago

More likely obesity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7083189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7083189/

dang 7y ago
We've asked you numerous times to avoid this topic on HN, since you've inundated threads with it in the past. That request stands, and if you keep breaking it, we're going to have to ban you again. I don't want to do that, so please refrain from going there here.
- meeks 7y ago
  I don't have a dog in this fight, however, I am curious. Who exactly are you? Who is this "we" you are referencing? And why does this comment need to be avoided?
  - danharaj 7y ago
    Dang is a moderator. Listen to the mods, even if you don't agree with them. It's a thankless task trust me.
  - dang 7y ago
    As danharaj mentioned, I'm a moderator of HN. "We" is me and the other mods. I didn't spell out what I was saying in detail because I don't want to embarrass a user unnecessarily. I know that's confusing, so maybe I'll make a general remark, not about anyone in particular. Sometimes there are users who go rogue on a particular topic that for whatever reason they're obsessed with, and post way too many comments pushing an agenda on that point. This is bad for the site. If people overdo it repeatedly, we ask them to stop and ban them if they don't. Sometimes they create a series of accounts that we ban in succession. Eventually, sometimes, they manage to avoid the topic while participating on HN in other ways. In that case they're welcome here. But if we notice relapses, we remind them to stop and ban them if they don't. We do that because past experience teaches that going a little down that road usually ends in going the whole way. In other words, this is a way to avoid banning a user by selectively banning only a (user, topic) pair instead. It's extra work, but it seems fair to allow someone to participate in the site as long as they avoid the destructive pattern.

mobilefriendly 7y ago

I wonder if birth control (which spikes estrogen) has a lasting impact on levels after a mom goes off to have a child.

eloff 7y ago
I'm wondering that as well, could be an unintended side effect of some forms of hormonal birth control.
- Nasrudith 7y ago
  There is some precedent for the opposite in biological males one hazard of androgen doping is a drop off in natural production. While a similar feedback mechanism may exist there is no guarantee. I am uncertain what influence multiple pregnancies has on estrogen levels - let alone how comparable birth control is but that could offer a hint.
seandougall 7y ago
What forms of birth control spike estrogen? My understanding was that it worked by suppressing the natural estrogen spike that triggers ovulation.
- YinglingLight 7y ago
  "spiking estrogen" is how birth control, birth controls.

rhegart 7y ago

Not just bpa, all plastics emit equally harmful estrogen producing chemicals as bpa per recent studies. Plastics in sun and hot water are a big no.

iosjunkie 7y ago
I’m interested in the studies. Happen to have links to them?

caymanjim 7y ago

There's also the soy-estrogen link, and soy is in everything. I don't know what the truth is regarding soy estrogens, because it's one of those things where searching brings up reams of pseudo-scientific garbage.

kleer001 7y ago
There is no soy estrogen link. If there were we'd be seeing an epidemic of hormone based pathologies nearly everywhere. Soy is a staple and has been for centuries and centuries.