Word: estrogenic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...birth-control pill, Depo-Provera works by disrupting the female hormonal cycle that normally leads to ovulation. The drug, which is injected, is a synthetic version of the hormone progesterone, similar to one of the two main ingredients of the birth-control pill. It does not, however, contain estrogen, and therefore does not seem to share the most serious drawbacks of the Pill: increased risk of abnormal blood clots and heart attacks. Depo-Provera can have less serious side effects that persist as long as it is in the bloodstream. Among them: weight gain, loss of sex drive, menstrual irregularities...
...attempts to assess the merit of the doctors' charges have been inconclusive. An FDA investigation in August found that two out of 17 poultry samples from Puerto Rico were "suspect for estrogenic activity." Despite this, says FDA District Director Lynn Campbell, the analysis "has uncovered no evidence of the unlawful use or abuse of estrogen or hormone-like compounds...
...supporters insist that the Government is not looking hard enough. A private investigator hired by the physicians in Puerto Rico reported that he found it easy to buy restricted veterinary drugs containing estrogen, including DES. "They say it's not for sale here," says Sáenz, "but there was plenty where he bought it." Indeed, Veterinarian Jose Diez of the commonwealth department of agriculture confirms that "all the large pharmaceutical companies and distributors peddle their wares to the breeders, not only estrogen but also antibiotics." What is worse, says Diez, "our breeders have no idea...
...Ricos, a poultry concern, helped arrange for a TV appearance by a U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspector, who assured the public that it was safe to eat inspected local meat. At a legislative hearing, Salvador Pizarro, president of the Puerto Rican Farmers' Association, suggested that the estrogen controversy is a plot by food importers to destroy domestic production. Meanwhile, the milk industry has threatened to sue Sáenz and Pérez Comas...
...often disappear within a year, whether or not diet is altered. "The list of conditions that can cause this is fairly lengthy," says CDC Epidemiologist José Cordero. In Poland, it was discovered in 1967 that parents working in birth-control pill factories were inadvertently exposing their children to estrogen powder clinging to their clothes. Elsewhere, insecticides, including DDT, have been associated with the disorder. So far, however, the CDC has failed to uncover any link between the outbreak and Puerto Rican birth-control pill factories, which produce 90% of the U.S. supply. Investigation of meat and milk samples...