Not only does
high estrogen exposure cause men to grow boobs, it also affects the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the brain, leading to decreased testosterone levels, reduced sperm count, reduced fertility and reduced libido.
Girls, who start menstruating at a young age, are also vulnerable to
high estrogen exposure over the course of their lifetime.
Not exact matches
Last summer, a panel of 38 researchers headed by vom Saal published a report in Reproductive Toxicology warning that BPA (much like the synthetic
estrogen diethylstilbestrol, or DES) is a potential chemical time bomb that may lead to multiple problems, including a
higher risk of cancer, especially if
exposure occurs in the womb or an infant's early life and on an unrelenting daily basis.
Elevated
exposure to
estrogen over a long period is linked with
higher breast cancer rates in adulthood and earlier onset of risky sexual activity.
Because of the
high exposure to xeno -
estrogens, or toxic
estrogens, many women in North America suffer from a phenomenon called «
estrogen dominance», where there is either too much
estrogen in the body or not enough progesterone to provide hormonal balance.
High exposure to
estrogen has been linked to the development of breast cancer.
High levels indicate excess
exposure to
estrogens and lower availability of testosterone to tissues.
While
estrogen is essential for healthy cell growth,
high lifelong
exposure can cause rapid cell division that may lead to cancer cell mutation.
Increased conversion to
estrogen may be due to age, weight gain, poor diet, lack of exercise,
high stress, and hypothyroidism, and increased SHBG may occur from increased
estrogen exposure (e.g., weight gain, birth control, plastics / environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals), cigarette smoking, hyperthyroid (increased production) stress, and poor liver health (e.g. elevated liver enzymes).
Among various food items, cow's milk and cheese had the
highest correlation with incidence and mortality rate of these cancers» Children are at
high risk «Among the
exposure of humans, especially prepubertal children, to exogenous
estrogens, we are particularly concerned with» These xenoestrogens from lactating preganant cattle (the majority of commercial cattle used for milk) significantly raised
estrogen levels in male adults and reduced testosterone levels and did even more so in children.
However, aluminum
exposure has been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease and interferes with
estrogen levels which can lead to a
higher risk for breast and prostate cancer.