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Is our effect on the environment and the environments, in turn, effect on us politics or science?  It is science that is manipulated by politicians for political gain/power.  In this study of male small/large mouth bass in NE America are found to have significant female characteristics  i.e. eggs where testes should exist...where none should exist.  The numbers were as high as 85% in the small mouth base compared to 27% for the large mouth bass.  Is there any wonder we have a low T epidemic in men?  The most likely cause are endocrine disruptors.  It is a concern that the authors did not look for endocrine disruptors in the water at the time of this study of the fish.

BPA as endocrine disruptor and as immune disruptor

Cadmium is an endocrine disruptor: binds to estrogen receptors and the androgen receptor. 

Effects of endocrine disruptors on obesity.

Glyphosate found to lower Testosterone in rat study.  Glyphosate is a significant xenoestrogen which acts as an endocrine disruptor.

Good review of xenoestrogens and the impact these endocrine disruptors are having on men.

Review finds endocrine disruption from Organocholrides, also called persistent organohalogen pollutants. Common POP, would be DDE, DDT... This is a review of several cohorts, but this follows the rest of the literature that these environmental toxicants are endocrine disruptors.

There is growing evidence that some parabens have endocrine disrupting effects.  IN this study, they found that butyl paraben acted as an endocrine disruptor.

cadmium increases growth potential of breast cancer.  No surprise, cadmium is a classic endocrine disruptor that mimics estrogen.

Startling finding: 100% of all pregnancies in this study were found to have detectable BPA levels.  BPA is a known endocrine disruptor.

Bisphenol A proving to be an significant endocrine disruptor in humans.

Animal study finds that Cadmium is estrogenic.  This study found that not only was Cadmium an endocrine disruptor for the pregnant animals, but was also estrogenic in the mammary glands of the offspring.

deep read on the environment and endocrine disruptors

Xenoestrogens disrupt hormones, despite being very weak compared to estradiol.

Glyphosate, component of Roundup is well known to be an endocrine disruptor.  This rat study describes the mechanism  of disruption of the Sertoli cells resulting in male infertility.  In addition to the disruption of spermatogenesis, Glyphosate was shown to deplete glutathione levels compromising detoxification.  If that is not enough, oxidative damage marker TBARS was elevated.  

Endocrine disruption starts early due to EDC and effects last life long.

Omega 3 and inflammation.  Good review of the biochemistry of inflammation and the interaction of omega-3 as a disruptor of inflammation.

EDCs are proposed to disrupted gut micro biome and thus effect androgen production and autoimmune risk.

Pesticides as endocrine disruptors and increasing incidence of prostate and breast Cancer

Glyphosate, component of Roundup shown to disrupt Testosterone production, aromatase activity, and the androgen receptors in this male in vivo model.