... cancer in ourselves and our loved ones. Ironically, this corruption of our world is hitting hardest where new life is nurtured, the woman's breast. Foreign matter, also known as xenoestrogens, xeno coming from a Greek origin, meaning "foreign" invades the body, coming in with most of ... showed that adolescent girls eating high fat diets containing mostly of hormone-ridden meat and dairy, had increased levels of sex hormones in their blood which have been related to breast cancer in adults. (Women's Health Weekly) 2 Worldwide there are reports of declining sperm counts and reduced rates ...

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... high blood pressure, heart disease, some kinds of stroke, and cancer, especially cancer of the esophagus, mouth, throat, and voice box. Women are at slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer if they drink two or more drinks per day. Drinking may also increase the risk for developing cancer of the colon and rectum. The pancreas helps to regulate the ... visual images persuade. I do think that pornography is psychologically and socially harmful and should be illegal in all forms. Pornography shapes attitudes and the way people view relationships and sex roles, specifically by norm...

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... they use more than one at once called "stacking" which causes more complications with the testes (Kuipers section 2) Irreversible breast enlargement in males can also occur (gynecomastia) due to increase in circulating estrogen levels in the body (Riccio 2000) Though the sex drive in males is to increase the cases of erectile dysfunction increases as well. Hair loss is another side effect ... . Pregnant women may experience babies with growth retardation or death of the fetus (Kuipers, section 3) Irregularities in the menstrual cycle may occur. Completely opposite to the male, a female c...

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... group of natural and artificial chemicals that produce male-like effects in both males and females. "Anabolic steroids, synthetic compounds formulated to act like the male sex hormone testosterone are the subject of conversation these days. Many athletes, including male and female bodybuilders, weight lifters, runners, swimmers, and pro athletes, have ... of steroids. "Corticosteroids which are medically used to control inflammation and pain. Estrogen steroids, which are made from the female sex hormone estrogen, are used for birth control pills" (Clayton 21). Of course you also have a...

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... Food and Drug Administration that Depo-Provera did not cause cancer in humans. Another example that is even more bizarre is the drug Tamoxifin, which is used to treat human breast cancer. Even though Tamoxifin reduces the incidence of mammary cancer in rodents, it actually increases the presence of liver cancer in rodents, and appears to be also toxic to the ... the way of concrete results. For example, the extensively reported monkey studies using the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIIV) under unnatural conditions suggested that oral sex presented a transmission risk. However, this stu...

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... deadly side effects, all thanks to anabolic steroids. According to the N.I.D.A (National Institute on Drug Abuse) anabolic steroids is the familiar name given to synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones know as androgens. They promote the growth of skeletal muscle, which is called an anabolic effect, as well as the development of male sexual characteristics, which is called an ... of breasts. In females the major side effects include; cervical and endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, irreversible enlargement of the clitoris, deepening of the voice, facial and body hair, and a ...

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... into the scrotum at birth. Another is when men have abnormal testicular development. Another is when men have klinefelter's syndrome. Linefelter's syndrome is a sex chromosome disorder that may be characterized by low levels of male hormones, sterility, breast enlargement, and small testes. Another is having a history of testicular cancer. Men who have previously had testicular cancer are at increased risk of developing ... ...

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... and many others at all costs is the first step in cancer prevention. The best method of prevention and treatment is to regularly check for cancer. Annual doctor visits and breast self-examinations for women are helpful. Cancer, when it is caught early, is easier to treat. The stages of the disease are hard to classify, but there are generally three ... see the faint glimmer of hope at the end of a very murky tunnel. Further setbacks occur when treating cancer. Different people react differently to treatment. This is based on race, sex, and age. Tolerance to chemotherapeutic drugs decrea...

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... from the back to the chest and all over. There are showings of nervousness, depression, and aggression because they act on different parts of the brain. There is an increased sex drive at first but will then be lost later on down the road. Cramping all over the body, burning pains, jaundice and liver damage happen because these substances are broken ... down in the liver. Side effects can be different between sexes. Males show a couple different side effects that include, baldness, fertility, breast development, bizarre testicle or scrotal pain, and decrease sperm count. For woman hair ...

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... can cause reduced sperm count, impotence, development of breasts, shrinking of the testicles and difficulty or pain while urinating. Women who take steroids can get facial hair growth, depend voice, breast reduction and menstrual cycle changes. When we look at some of the reasons athletes insist on using these harmful drugs, one can only blame the competitive nature of our society ... start right at home, and treat it as if it was just like any other drug. When you are a preteen pretty much every kid gets "the talk" about drugs and sex. So why not have a talk about steroids too, especia...

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... into the scrotum at birth. Another is when men have abnormal testicular development. Another is when men have klinefelter's syndrome. Linefelter's syndrome is a sex chromosome disorder that may be characterized by low levels of male hormones, sterility, breast enlargement, and small testes. Another is having a history of testicular cancer. Men who have previously had testicular cancer are at increased risk of developing ... ...

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