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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, also known as EDCs, are natural or human-made substances that interfere with the healthy functioning of the body’s endocrine system. The endocrine system is made up of glands throughout the body, along with the hormones that these glands produce and receptors that respond to the hormones. Endocrine glands include the pituitary, thymus, pancreas and adrenals. Hormones act like messengers, traveling through the body to deliver instructions that control biological processes ranging from growth and development to sleep, digestion and childbirth. Humans have more than 50 hormones. These include estrogen and testosterone, which help to control sexual development, as...

<p>As experienced professionals involved in direct care for the rapidly growing numbers of gender-diverse youth, the evaluation of medical evidence or both, we were surprised by the Endocrine Society’s claims about the state of evidence for gender-affirming care for youth (Letters, July 5). Stephen Hammes, president of the Endocrine Society, writes, “More than 2,000 studies published since 1975 form a clear picture: Gender-affirming care improves the well-being of transgender and gender-diverse people and reduces the risk of suicide.” This claim is not supported by the best available evidence.</p>

The body that governs world cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has reversed course and decided to ban trans athletes from women’s competitions. The announcement was made today by UCI in a press release.From now on, female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women’s events on the UCI International Calendar – in all categories – in the various disciplines.For international Masters events – races on the UCI Cycling for All International Calendar and UCI events (UCI Gran Fondo World Series, UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, UCI Gravel World Series, UCI Gravel World Championships...

A Mayo Clinic College of Medicine professor was recently suspended — and remains under the threat of termination — after he told a news outlet his stance on trans-athletes in women’s sports and plasma treatments for COVID-19. Administrators suspended Professor Michael Joyner without pay for a week, citing his “use of idiomatic language” and comments he made in a June 2022 New York Times article as justification for the disciplinary actions, according to a March 5 disciplinary letter that recently came to light. The memo also told him to refrain from speaking to the media unless given permission. The college...

Transgender Missourians are posting heart-wrenching videos on social media about being forced to 'de-transition' once their sex-reassignment drugs are banned, under new rules set to come into force this week. Others are trading tips online about stockpiling the cross-sex hormones they need, or finding a telehealth doctor to help them once Attorney General Andrew Bailey's tight new emergency restrictions come into force on Thursday. Bailey's first-of-its-kind rule, introduced over fears of young people getting irreversible treatments in Missouri, impose numerous restrictions on both adults and children before they can receive puberty-blocking drugs, hormones, or surgeries. In one widely-shared TikTok video,...

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is promising a federal investigation into the risks of crime from the use of “transgender” drugs and hormones and mind-bending psychiatric drugs. “Upon my inauguration, I will direct the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] to convene — and it’s going to happen quickly — to convene an independent outside panel to investigate whether transgender hormone treatments and ideology increase the risk of extreme depression, aggression, and even violence,” Trump told the annual convention of the National Rifle Association. The comments come as Democrats are mobilizing their urban base by blaming guns for the Nashville shooting of...

A trans-identified male who goes by Lilly, though his given name is William Whitworth, was arrested and charged after a police investigation in Colorado Springs revealed that the 19-year-old was responsible for "threats involving schools in Colorado Springs Academy District 20." Whitworth faces charges of attempted murder after allegedly making threats against schools in Colorado Springs, Colo., according to local news. The Elbert County Sheriff's Office charged Whitworth with two counts of a criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree, criminal mischief, menacing, and interference with staff, faculty or students of educational institutions. Whitworth is an alum of...

Virtue signaling? Liberal guilt? Shameless pandering? Academy award-winning filmmaker James Cameron, director of "The Terminator," "Terminator 2," "True Lies," "Titanic," and "Avatar," told the Hollywood Reporter this week that both he and his earlier work were poisoned by testosterone. “A lot of things I did earlier, I wouldn’t do, career-wise, and just risks that you take as a wild, testosterone-poisoned young man,” Cameron said. "I always think of [testosterone] as a toxin that you have to slowly work out of your system." On "The News & Why It Matters," BlazeTV hosts Sara Gonzales and Alex Stein, along with contributor Eric...

The Decline is RealPlummeting testosterone levels will destroy society.Men today have considerably less testosterone than men of the same age even a single generation ago. I’m not talking figuratively, like your boomer uncle might. I mean it: men today really do have considerably less testosterone than men of the same age even a single generation ago.As part of the Massachusetts Male Aging Study, data were gathered on 1500 randomly selected men in the Boston area, in three separate periods spanning 17 years (1987-1989, 1995-97 and 2002-2004). Various biomarkers were measured, including levels of total testosterone as well as bioavailable testosterone...

A study has challenged the view that testosterone is bad for women's hearts, showing that for women aged over 70, having low testosterone levels actually doubles the risk of a cardiac event. Researchers say the findings warrant further research into the potential benefits of testosterone therapies for older women. Before menopause, women's ovaries are the primary source of testosterone circulating in the blood. After menopause, because the ovaries stop functioning, blood testosterone is made from the hormone DHEA which comes from adrenal glands. Using data captured in the longitudinal ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) randomized trial, this...

A large study involving almost 160,000 people has suggested that low testosterone in older men has a link to dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The researchers did not find a causal link, so the nature of this relationship is not known, but the paper is one of the sturdiest pieces of evidence that has highlighted this connection yet. The research was recently published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Scientists led by the University of Western Australia in Perth sifted through data from the UK Biobank, an open-access biomedical database containing in-depth genetic and health information from half a million people...

The International Olympic Committee recommended that sports organizations allow biologically male, transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports without lowering their testosterone levels. The committee stated that no athlete should be excluded from competition based on unverified, alleged, or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to biological sex in a Tuesday report. The report says athletes should compete in sports based on their self-determined gender identity and should not be subject to “targeted testing” to determine biological sex. “Athletes should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and/or transgender status,”...

Low testosterone levels may increase men's risk of severe COVID-19, according to a new study. On average, men fare worse with COVID-19 than women. "During the pandemic, there has been a prevailing notion that testosterone is bad. But we found the opposite in men," said senior study author Dr. Abhinav Diwan. He's professor of medicine, cell biology and physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "If a man had low testosterone when he first came to the hospital, his risk of having severe COVID-19 — meaning his risk of requiring intensive care or dying — was much...

A new study conducted at the University of Worcester and published in The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has found low fat diets decrease men’s testosterone levels by 10-15%. Optimal testosterone levels are critical to men’s health. Low testosterone levels are linked to a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Healthy testosterone levels are also key for men’s athletic performance, mental health, and sexual health. Since the 1970s, there has been a decrease in men’s average testosterone levels and rates of hypogonadism (medically low testosterone) have been increasing. Low risk dietary strategies could be a...

COVID-19 may negatively affect sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, and the magnitude of that effect may depend on the severity of disease, researchers reported. “Little is known about the virus-host interaction of COVID-19 in sperm cells,” Behzad Hajizadeh Maleki, a doctoral student and research assistant in the department of psychology and sports science at Justus Liebig University in Germany, and Bakhtyar Tartibian, PhD, of the physical education and sports science department at Urmia University in Iran, wrote in in the journal Reproduction. “We are the first to address the connection between changes in multiple seminal biomarkers and reproductive...

Testosterone can reduce a man’s “social brain” function and dampen his generosity, according to a new study. The higher the testosterone level, the less neural activity occurred in the temporoparietal junction, an area in the upper human brain associated with social functions, said the researchers in a paper published in the peer-reviewed PNAS, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. More from AsiaOne Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. Wu Yin, a lead author of the study with Shenzhen University’s school of psychology, said their discovery...

This example of feminized men, via the encouragement of misguided women, will end up only frustrating young women, who actually desire masculine and protective men.This article contains sexualized fashion photos.This article contains sexualized fashion photos.Nineteen-year-old Noah Beck is the quintessential Gen Z heartthrob with his rock solid abs, a sparkling smile, and 25.8 million TikTok followers. Zoomer celebrities and role models are social media stars; which is maybe why you haven’t heard of Beck, but I guarantee your children or grandchildren have.Last week, Beck posed for a cover feature in VMan magazine wearing layered fishnet tights under cuffed black Calvin...

Men who identify as women often have a distinct physiological advantage over their fellow female opponents that cannot be denied.MADISON, Wis. — Sherry Mix puts in 10 to 15 hours a week training for elite-level mountain and fat-tire bike races in the region. The Verona, Wis. woman says it’s hard work but rewarding to the women who ride.But as “equity” politics are further infused into just about every aspect of life, including competitive sports, cyclists like Mix are forced to compete on an unequal course. Last month, Mix finished third in a Snow Crown Fat Bike Series event in De...

On Monday, Norm Shinkle drew national attention as the lone member of the Michigan Board of Canvassers who abstained from voting to certify the state’s 16 electoral votes for Joe Biden. But the vote of Shinkle, a Williamston attorney and 8th District Republican chairman, came after what he called “a whole string of anonymous calls threatening my family and me, and 20 to 30 protesters on my front lawn Saturday night.”

Fred Deutsch didn't set out to be a trailblazer. He just wanted to protect kids. But if his South Dakota bill stops children from being mutilated, then all of the nasty emails will have been worth it. At least in one state, hurting teens will have a chance at a normal life -- not the suffering so many activists are pushing them toward. When legislators bundled up for work this morning in Pierre, some of them were on their way to make history. For the first time in America, a state was holding a hearing on whether minors under 16...