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Re: ATTENTION ALL PCOS'ERS--> DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WELL? DO YOU LIVE NEAR CORN FIELDS??
From: ATIR (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 8 Aug 2003 09:52:02 -0500 (CDT)
Actually, the exact cause of PCOS is unknown. Most doctors you visit
know very little about the disorder. Hence the frustration I’ve read in
so many people's posts and on so many websites. In fact, the name
itself is a misrepresentation of the syndrome. They know it has to do
with, in laymen's terms, a miscommunication within the endocrine system.
Although some PCOS most likely is genetic, I am currently trying to
gather information on the link between a certain type of herbicide that
acts as an Endocrine Disrupter. This Herbicide is used on over 90% of
corn crops in the US, as well as many other types of agricultural
products, lawns, and golf courses. Right now we are looking for people
who had wells because that is the easiest way to track the build up of
the herbicide in ground water. However, run off from this herbicide has
contaminated more than just wells. It is everywhere. So, right now, we
are trying to assess the possibility of a correlation between the
herbicide run off and endocrine-related disorders such as PCOS. I want
to thank all of you who have already contacted me, and if you know of
anyone else, please encourage them to do so as well. My email should be
below. Hopefully we will soon have a website up, I’ll post the address
if and when we get it.
At Wed, 6 Aug 2003, anonymous wrote:
>
>Dear friend,
>
>PCOS doesn't have anything to do with whether you live near farms or
>wells!
>You can checkout websites on PCOS, there is plenty of information out
>there.
>I am from another country, always lived in a city.
>
>Good Luck.
>Stephanie.
>
>At Wed, 6 Aug 2003, ATIR wrote:
>>
>>ATTENTION ALL PCOS'ERS:
>>
>>I have PCOS and have had for some years. My younger brothers are also
>>experiencing health complications. I am attempting to gather
>>information about PCOS'ers, their geographical location, and other
>>familial links. Please email or post information in response to this.
>>If you can, please cut and paste the below questions into an email, and
>>send it to me at DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WELL? DO YOU LIVE NEAR CORN FIELDS??"> DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WELL? DO YOU LIVE NEAR CORN FIELDS??">atirdeja@hotmail.com with the subject "PCOS" or just
>>post in response to this message. You do not have to give name or
>>contact information,but it would be appreciated.
>>
>>1)WHAT STATE DO YOU LIVE IN?
>>2)WOULD YOU CLASSIFY YOUR AREA AS URBAN, RURAL, SUBURBAN?
>>3)DID YOU GROW UP IN A RURAL, URBAN, OR SUBURBAN AREA?
>>3)DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE YOUR OWN WELL (DUG IN THE GROUND) FOR DRINKING
>>WATER OR DO YOU USE CITY PROVIDED WATER?
>>4)DO YOU LIVE NEAR ANY TYPE OF AGRICULTURAL CROP?
>>4b) IF YES, WHAT IS IT? (CORN, WHEAT, PINEAPPLE, APPLES, Etc)
>>5) DOES ANYONE ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY DISPLAY ANY TYPE OF ENDOCRINE RELATED
>>DISORDERS? (I.e. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, any hormone
>>imbalance, growth problems)
>>6) DOES ANYONE ELSEIN YOUR AREA DISPLAY ANY TYPE OF ENDOCRINE RELATED
>>DISORDERS?
>>
>>THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I WILL KEEP YOU
>>POSTED IF I FIND ANYTHING:
>>
>>--
>>ATIR
>>
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>> DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WELL? DO YOU LIVE NEAR CORN FIELDS??"> DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WELL? DO YOU LIVE NEAR CORN FIELDS??">atirdeja@hotmail.com
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atirdeja@hotmail.com
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