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BPA mimics estrogen, so does that mean that plastics are causing autism?

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/...

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.

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.

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

I'm wondering that as well, could be an unintended side effect of some forms of hormonal birth control.

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.

What forms of birth control spike estrogen? My understanding was that it worked by suppressing the natural estrogen spike that triggers ovulation.

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.

I’m interested in the studies. Happen to have links to them?

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