PAULA Re: Who thinks environmental poisoning is behind the epidemic of PCOS??
From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 21 May 2001 07:33:53 -0500 (CDT)
Paula,
If it is true that humans don't recognize animal hormones, how does
Premarin work? It
comes from pregnant mares urine... and works on humans.
If hormones are broken down into proteins when ingested, how do birth
control pills remain
effective?
I am not trying to refute you, these are just two things that I wonder
about. I would like to believe you
when you say the hormones used in animals have no effect on us... but
these two thoughts crop
up in light of your explanation, and make me wonder.
- Jodi
>first, yes animal hormones are given to animals that are subsequently
>butchered and served to people. hormones are proteins. humans
>synthesize hormones to maintain their own homoestasis; animals do the
>same. neither the hormones that animals naturally produce, nor the
>hormones added to animals to stimulate their growth are the exact same
>hormones that humans produce. now, it is important to know that the
>human body is very specific...it will NOT mistake an animal hormone as a
>human hormone. that is the first point. the second point is that the
>human digestive system is extremely efficient. since hormones are
>proteins, when you ingest them they are broken down in the digestive
>system into their componet parts. proteins are long chains of amino
>acids. so when you eat protein it is broken down into its base amino
>acids. there are only 20 known amino acids in all of nature. these
>amino acids are identical in ALL life that uses proteins in some form or
>another (which is basically everything). since all amino acids are the
>same, the human body does not recognize them as coming from an animal.
>so basically you eat hormone supplemented animal matter, it breaks down
>into amino acids in the digestive system, rendering it harmless. this
>is a biological fact, and anyone who wants you to believe different
>either a) has an adgenda or b) is uninformed in the study of biology. i
>understand the fear of animal hormones, i mean i understand why people
>at first glance think "oh, this must be bad", but the fact is, there is
>no effect.
>
>secondly, the fact that you have PCOS but no one else in your family
>(except your daughter) doesn't mean it isn't genetic. it could mean 2
>things...1. either your family hasn't been fully examined for symptoms,
>2. in your particular case the damage to the receptor happened
>initially with you. no one is saying that it is a normal genetic
>pattern, only that a mutation has occurred to a gene on chromosome 19
>that initiated the condition. therefore it would be logical to assume
>that the mutation happened first with you, since you passed it on to
>your daughter.
>
>There are definately environmental contributers to the PCOS "epidemic".
>it could really be almost any environmental toxin. it will be decades
>before there is a chance of knowing what is actually causing it.
>
>i hope this helps explain =)
>
>love, paula
>
>--
>please feel free to email me anytime at paulam@kih.net ...remember to put PCOS in the subject line =)
>
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