Sentences with phrase «synthetic oestrogen»

However, research has indicated this is not a valid reason.This came about around 2002 when the Women's Health Initiative revealed research indicating that synthetic oestrogen and progesterone actually brought about higher risks of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer.

BPA was first reported in the scientific literature in the 1930s as a synthetic oestrogen, and it is this property that has led to most of the subsequent controversy.

Short for bisphenol A, a synthetic oestrogen, a staggering 3 billion kilograms of the stuff is produced annually, with an estimated value of $ 500,000 per hour to the global economy.

Our endocrine system (which regulates our hormones) is so delicate that only a small amount of synthetic oestrogen will disrupt it — and unfortunately we are absorbing so much of it.

For comparison, the daily contraceptive pill contains around 50 micrograms of oestrogen, though the synthetic oestrogens in most modern pills are much more potent than BPA.

Not exact matches

The medical community on the other hand, considers menopause as a disorder that requires continuous treatment in the form of hormone replacement therapy (or HRT), which involves synthetic hormones (mainly oestrogen and progesterone), as well as other forms of medication depending on the symptoms.

Synthetic xenoestrogens imitate oestrogen and are widely used industrial chemical compounds such as pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, plastics, and preservatives in cosmetics (e.g. parabens).

Synthetic testosterone / progesterone / oestrogen is often used for hormonal replacement therapy and anti-conception.

The BIG problem with BPA is that it has been found to be a known source of synthetic hormones like oestrogen, and that plastics containing it can break down easily, especially when they are washed, heated or stressed in any way, allowing the chemical to leach into the food or water it is in contact with allowing it to enter the human body.