Posted on 10/14/2015 10:53:38 PM PDT by LibWhacker
"Our work shows that, for a frog, the suburbs are very similar to farms and sewage treatment plants," researcher Max Lambert said.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Male frogs seeking a mate might have better luck in suburban ponds -- that's if they don't mind the risk of turning into females themselves.
Researchers at Yale University found suburban ponds, near shrubs, backyard gardens and manicured lawns, feature higher ratios of female green frogs than do ponds surrounded by forest. The new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests higher levels of estrogen in suburban water are turning male green frogs female by disrupting the animal's endocrine system.
"In suburban ponds, the proportion of females born was almost twice that of frog populations in forested ponds," lead study author Max Lambert, a doctoral student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, explained in a press release. "The fact that we saw such clear evidence was astonishing."
Researchers didn't aim to locate the sources of estrogen in the water, but some of the ponds surveyed were connected to septic systems and sewer lines. Previous research has shown agricultural runoff and wastewater contamination near farms and water treatment plants are having similar effects on hormone regulation in frogs.
But the estrogen that's feminizing frogs in suburban ponds isn't necessarily coming exclusively from wastewater and pesticides. Plant species common to suburbs, like clover, naturally produce phytoestrogens.
"Our work shows that, for a frog, the suburbs are very similar to farms and sewage treatment plants," Lambert said. "Our study didn't look at the possible causes of this, partly because the potential relationship between lawns or ornamental plantings and endocrine disruption was unexpected."
Estrogen contamination could also have an impact on other frog species, as well as salamanders, birds and mammals found in suburban environs. As such, Lambert and his colleagues say their research is ongoing.
"Some of our lab's current work is trying to understand how the suburbs influence sexual development in other species," he said.
It all becomes crystal clear to me now... Widespread birth control has lead to a massive contamination of the environment with synthetic estrogens, which in turn has lead to an enormous spike in the feminization of males; i.e., homosexuality. Don't like same sex marriages? Promote other forms of birth control, or outlaw the pill altogether.
So what is the estrogen in hot tubs doing?
So did this happen to Shep Smith too?
Fooling around with hormones and birth control makes globul warming look like the Daffy Duck production that it is
It is very dangerous and the purpose for it, destroying femininity, manhood and ultimately, dignity of the family, is far greater a destructive force than all the emasculating chemicals circulation in our sons’ drinking water
We want the presidential candidates to define family marriage gender to put abortion in perspective or out of our society
Forget it. Look no further tgan grown up boys’ demand for women to be on birth control and to continue enjoying the life of an irresponsible 17 year old boy who cares nothing for anyone whenever he calls it
There’s your destruction of our country.
But keep looking the other way, we don’t want to inconvenience anyone. Certainly a few frogs dont matter
Oh look a hurricane must be global warming
Just my guess... Nothing. Sex itself doesn’t make sissies out of men. It has something to do with these artificial or unusual forms of estrogen.
Some of these frogs are just cross dressers.
Estrogen in foods such as Ede mama, soy, tofu, Sushi, tuna can linings are making Westerners more effeminate. It would appear that President Ovomit consumed tons of Estrogen, while the First Lady consumed Testosterone...
As Mrs. Jenner once said, "Bruce! Bruce! If I told you once I told you a thousand times, don't swim in that pond..."
Plastics are estrogenic too. Hello. This is why there is so much infertility and sexual / gender issues with humans as well. WE ARE DESTROYING OUR ABILITY TO REPRODUCE.
Estrogen may be administered by transdermal patches for hormone therapy. Put the patch in the tub...
also, the estrogen is already in the water, if the water is being consumed by anyone they are getting an oral dose.
Funny thing, those hormones, it doesn't take very much to change things.
Frogs in ponds may not cause much excitement, but there have been instances of fish being affected (Estrogen in Waterways Worse Than Thought)
I know people who fish commercially in one of the rivers in the study, and there have been significant negative effects on the fisheries there in the past two decades, though not all of that can be attributed to excreted estrogen.
In rivers like the Colorado, where the water is subsequently used by towns downriver as a water source, it would be interesting to see just what effect that ingestion is having.
It isn't just on men, young ladies seem to be developing at a younger age as well.
Lots of estrogen in milk. It’s used to increase milk production in the cows. Maybe drinking milk in america turns men into queers?
Must be where they’re getting the Drinking Water for the White House.
Too bad you posted that photo. Just ruined my day...
I thought it reflected exactly what all the homonazis want all men to look like in their ideal gay fantasyland complete with fairies, unicorns, and Michael Jackson singing “We Are The World” in the background...
Where’s PETA? Where’s the EPA?
Are they sure it isn’t from all the soy?
It’s not only western men. Ever wonder why aphrodisiacs (rhino horn, bear feet) are in such high demand in the east?
LOL. Today there is tons of estrogen etc. in the meats.
First Bruce/Katlyn, now Kermit... Ms Piggy got out just in time.
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