Scientic test on monkeys caused Endo!

Tikki · 02-23-2009, 01:18 PM

I just came across this posting on a website and found it interesting:

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It's likely that synthetic chemicals mimicking estrogen, xenoestrogens, are causing endometrisosis. In 1992, rhesus monkeys that were fed dioxin at 25 parts per trillion 10 years earlier developed endometriosis. This was the first solid evidence that an environmental toxin caused endometriosis. 25 parts per trillion is a very small amount. It is equivalent to the concentration spit after spitting into an Olympic sized pool. In other words, dilute 25 drops of dioxin with 1,000,000,000,000 drops of water give this to rhesus monkeys and they get endometriosis 10 years later.
James Campbell, MD, a retired Ottowa physician, wrote about a PCB induced endometriosis in Monkeys and Apes from a study carried out by the Canadian government to determine the effects of PCBs in food. In the abstract for his presentation Dr. Campbell wrote: "The endometriosis in these rhesus monkeys was much more productive of inflammatory reaction than the otherwise similar process in humans..." The abstract notes that spontaneous endometriosis is regarded as rare in monkeys and apes. In another presentation on the findings in 1988, Dr. Campbell also noted that the animals experienced marked impairment of reproduction. See Cause."

Original website: http://www.endo101.com/