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Those women taking some slimming pills may be more likely to have gay
children. What an unexpected correlation.

What a drag!

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In article , Ignoramus20242
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Those women taking some slimming pills may be more likely to have gay
children. What an unexpected correlation.

What a drag!

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Those women taking some slimming pills may be more likely to have gay
children. What an unexpected correlation.

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Women who take slimming and thyroid pills during pregnancy are
substantially more likely to have homosexual children, according to
research.


A study of thousands of mothers and their adult children has revealed
that Thyroxine ? used to treat thyroid deficiency ? and
amphetamine-based diet pills appear to influence sexual
orientation. Both were identified as being strongly linked to a higher
rate of homosexuality among female offspring.

The mothers of homosexuals were found to be up to eight times more
likely to have taken such drugs, with the effect being strongest with
daughters whose mothers took the drugs during the first three months
of pregnancy. The discovery, to be published by researchers in
America, backs claims that human sexuality is determined by genetic
and biochemical factors at work during early pregnancy.

Prof Lee Ellis and colleagues at Minot State University, North Dakota,
traced the mothers of more than 5,000 American and Canadian students
and members of gay and lesbian support groups, looking for links
between prescription drugs taken during pregnancy and the sexual
orientation of their children.

The researchers found that the mothers of homosexual women were at
least five times more likely to have taken synthetic thyroid
medications during pregnancy than mothers of heterosexual women, and
eight times more likely to have used amphetamine-based diet pills such
as Dexedrine and diethylpropion.

They also found evidence that some drugs have the opposite effect
during pregnancy, reducing the probability of homosexual
offspring. Mothers of heterosexual males were 70 per cent more likely
to have taken drugs to combat nausea than those of male homosexuals.

The results suggest that the effect of the drugs is strongest with
female babies and when taken during the first three months of
pregnancy, which accords with previous studies showing that sexual
orientation is decided during this period. The results will appear in
the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Prof Ellis and his colleagues state: "These analyses support the
conclusion that female offspring are more vulnerable to alterations in
sexual orientation via exposure to a variety of prescription drugs,
and suggest that this vulnerability is greatest during the first
trimester." The researchers emphasise that the numbers taking the
drugs were small and that a larger study should be
undertaken. Nevertheless, they conclude: "Mothers of the female
homosexuals were significantly more likely than mothers of female
heterosexuals to have taken diet pills and thyroid medications during
pregnancy."

Dr Glenn Wilson of the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and author of
a forthcoming book on the origins of homosexuality, said: "These types
of medication could have an effect on brain chemistry and research
suggests that this is a major factor in determining sexual
orientation."

Prof Jim Dornan, the vice-president of the Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said that the findings were in line
with others pointing to the importance of pre-natal factors in adult
life. "We know that nutrients during pregnancy can affect health in
later life. This is a very interesting finding and definitely deserves
further study."

The finding adds to mounting concern over the use of slimming pills by
women trying to lose weight. Prof Dornan said: "All drugs can cross
the placental barrier and, looking back, we weren't so aware of what
was going on inside the womb. Nowadays, the Royal College's view is
that women should not take drugs unless there is a clinical need."

Considering that pregnancy is not a time to worry about losing weight,
slimming pills are ridiculous at that time anyway. Not so thyroid, that's a
definite medical necessity.

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In article , Ignoramus20242
wrote:

Those women taking some slimming pills may be more likely to have gay
children. What an unexpected correlation.

What a drag!


LMAO!!! very smooth. )

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