(NaturalNews) The government of Denmark has released a 326-page report affirming that endocrine disrupting chemicals are probably continuing to the birth of fewer males and the "feminization" of existing ones. The report centers on chemicals like PVC, flame retardants, phthalates, dioxins, PCBs and bisphenol-A, all of which mimic the action of estrogen in the body. The researchers concluded that due to the prevalence of these chemicals, children could easily be exposed to high enough levels to place them at "critical risk" of harm. The chemicals have been blamed for falling sperm counts among men worldwide, and their full effects remain unknown. A study by researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, found that male children who had been exposed to PCBs and dioxins while in the womb were more likely to dress up in female clothes and play with dolls than boys who had not been. Other research has documented a connection between prenatal phthalate exposure and "feminization" of male genitals, including smaller penises. Evidence is increasingly emerging that estrogen mimics might also be responsible for a puzzling phenomenon: fewer boys are being born than ever before. Typically, 106 male children are born for every 100 females in most populations. In recent years, however, this distribution has been shifting in favor of females, with endocrine disruptors a likely culprit.

Originally posted by unityemissions
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(NaturalNews) The government of Denmark has released a 326-page report affirming that endocrine disrupting chemicals are probably continuing to the birth of fewer males and the "feminization" of existing ones. The report centers on chemicals like PVC, flame retardants, phthalates, dioxins, PCBs and bisphenol-A, all of which mimic the action of estrogen in the body. The researchers concluded that due to the prevalence of these chemicals, children could easily be exposed to high enough levels to place them at "critical risk" of harm. The chemicals have been blamed for falling sperm counts among men worldwide, and their full effects remain unknown. A study by researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, found that male children who had been exposed to PCBs and dioxins while in the womb were more likely to dress up in female clothes and play with dolls than boys who had not been. Other research has documented a connection between prenatal phthalate exposure and "feminization" of male genitals, including smaller penises. Evidence is increasingly emerging that estrogen mimics might also be responsible for a puzzling phenomenon: fewer boys are being born than ever before. Typically, 106 male children are born for every 100 females in most populations. In recent years, however, this distribution has been shifting in favor of females, with endocrine disruptors a likely culprit.

Seems like feminization to me... Unless you think that playing with dolls is just a cultural construct.

Originally posted by antonia

Originally posted by unityemissions
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(NaturalNews) The government of Denmark has released a 326-page report affirming that endocrine disrupting chemicals are probably continuing to the birth of fewer males and the "feminization" of existing ones. The report centers on chemicals like PVC, flame retardants, phthalates, dioxins, PCBs and bisphenol-A, all of which mimic the action of estrogen in the body. The researchers concluded that due to the prevalence of these chemicals, children could easily be exposed to high enough levels to place them at "critical risk" of harm. The chemicals have been blamed for falling sperm counts among men worldwide, and their full effects remain unknown. A study by researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands, found that male children who had been exposed to PCBs and dioxins while in the womb were more likely to dress up in female clothes and play with dolls than boys who had not been. Other research has documented a connection between prenatal phthalate exposure and "feminization" of male genitals, including smaller penises. Evidence is increasingly emerging that estrogen mimics might also be responsible for a puzzling phenomenon: fewer boys are being born than ever before. Typically, 106 male children are born for every 100 females in most populations. In recent years, however, this distribution has been shifting in favor of females, with endocrine disruptors a likely culprit.

Seems like feminization to me... Unless you think that playing with dolls is just a cultural construct.

Feminization would mean boys turning into girls, hence the title of the article. Feminizaiton-The process of becoming female. Feminine-Female, ization-a suffix refering to an act, process or result. I really had to explain that? Micropenis is not "feminization", it's a defect resulting from chromosomal problems. To call it "turning into a female" is not only demeaning to females (as they don't have a penis) but also to the men with that condition. As this study has not been conducted in a very widespread area, I can't really say I find it anything other than interesting.

And yes, playing with dolls is a social construct as there is nothing "natural" about toys. They are man-made.

Originally posted by unityemissions
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It doesn't matter if it's chromosomal or genetic. Please look passed the tidbits, what's relevant is that there was no mention of either, and that what was mentioned is the ingestion of phalates druing pregnancy. Please stop bringing up things that have no relevance.

Generally, logic is a masculine trait and compassion is feminine. Men can be compassionate, and women can be logical, but on the whole this is how it stands. I've seen very grounded women who still root their decisions from a sense of community rather than being objective, and guys who are very emotional yet still root their decisions from situational reasoning.

Originally posted by unityemissions
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Nope. You're lying. Sorry. The article doesn't mention chromosomes or genetics once. I just checked. What premise are you referring to? Let me say this YET AGAIN. The article title is NOT the same as the study. You can't say that the article is misleading, so the study in reference is non-scientific. That's illogical.

In these polluted areas, what you are seeing is the prevalence of humans that are neither truly male or female.