"Male alligators in Florida are developing micropenises"

[ensho]

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/042010b.html


Pharma Invades Water Supplies


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Drugs in the Water

Male alligators in Florida are developing micropenises - and probably infertility - from the estrogen mimicking pollutants in the water of the Everglades.
The famous mutant (and disappearing) frogs in Minnesota were being turned into sterile hermaphrodites by the estrogen mimic, Atrazine, which is ubiquitous in the runoff water from the farming industry.

It should come as no surprise that Atrazine has been found in the majority of drinking water supplies in the farming regions in southern Minnesota.
Environmental toxicologists from Texas have found high levels of Prozac in the brains, livers and muscle tissue of bluegills, channel catfish, and black crappies from a stream in a Dallas suburb that receives effluent from the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Prozac (fluoxetine) and the liver-metabolized form of the drug, norfluoxetine (which is as pharmacologically active as the Prozac itself) were found in alarming concentrations in every tissue sample examined in the fish.
The scientists suspect that there have been behavioral alterations in the fish and are planning on more studies.

(note the "behavioral alterations")

Incidentally, Prozac works by artificially - and very potently - “goosing” serotonin nerve transmission at the level of the serotonin synapses in brain cells (as well as other cells, especially intestinal cells).

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wonder what its doing to the human male penis? the doctors could tell us if any are brave enough to speak up.

[havocmom]

1. micropenisis?

Is it catchy? Could that explain all those weird spam emails for meds?

[Mari333]

2. if a penis is involved, maybe the legislators will wake up

[ensho]

4. you have a point although men seem happy to have male breasts

nt

[Mari333]

11. my friend calls male breasts 'moobs'

I had never heard that before. I am so out of the loop.

[HopeHoops]

3. Well then, Republicans must be drinking a LOT of that tainted water!

[Gman2]

5. Well, judging from all the nascar dad penis pills, The potency of rethugs is waning

On the other hand, what seemed to be a puny penis on Dems, is in actuality, recent explosive gonad growth, thereby making the phallis pale in comparison.

[Chulanowa]

9. Reminds me...

[hedgehog]

14. IBTL - but my husband is falling off his chair laughing

:o





:spank:



:rofl:

[redqueen]

16. !

:spray:

[seabeyond]

17. ah hahahha. that actually made me laugh out loud, once it hit me. hm. nt

[azul]

24. Gasp, snort.

[Enrique]

6. that explains all the alligators driving Hummers lately

I knew there must be some explanation.

[old mark]

7. Who goes under the alligator to check on his shit?

Probably some state employee...

m

[havocmom]

22. ::choke::

:spray:

[old mark]

25. Now THAT's a job that is probably vacant right now.....

Too bad you have to be in Florida.

m

sorry about your keyboard....

[old mark]

28. Do you think they use a tape measure?

Or a steel ruler...

maybe some specialized electronic gear...

m

[Kerrytravelers]

8. The male alligators are Republicans????

I jest. I jest. But this is really sad. These animals are being drugging into a possible extinction through infertility.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. How can you possibly separate hormones and drugs from water?

And if you could only distill, how would you distill vast regions of water?

[Arugula Latte]

12. That can't be! Gawd and Jebus made 'em one way and there ain't no evolooshun!

[ThomWV]

13. Well, I'm sorry to hear that, but its pleasing to know I'm not the only one with the problem

[AuntPatsy]

27. Cute

:rofl:

[xultar]

15. That shit has been happening to male humans since 1962. NO STORY HERE!

[seabeyond]

19. yup. nt

[defendandprotect]

18. This also seems to be what the whole "inferitility" industry is about in America . . .

our drinking water is pretty toxic with prescription drugs -- hormones, included --

Evidently this industry doesn't really want to tell us the WHY of it all -- ???

[tridim]

20. The obvious solution is a new Guns For Gators program.

[Minnesota_Lib]

21. Just what we need in Florida: more dicks.

[sui generis]

23. I think it means they're hatching or developing those traits

Not that they started out all John Holmes, and one day while they were peeing they looked down and said, O'ma gawd!!! My wangdoodle has been prozacked into a microtallywhacker!

:P

Seriously, there are a frighteningly large number of environmental estrogen analogues that can potentially impact development in every species, including humans. Lavender is a perfect example, and many soy products and even soy-based moisturizers and supplements are good things for developing males to avoid.

I'm pretty sure if you've already grown a normal sized pink part that there are very few environmental factors that don't involve vasoconstrictors, icey pool water, lawn edgers or hedge trimmers that will actually shrink your junk.

[SoCalDem]

26. What bad timing.. the Hummer has been discontinued..

but seriously..


Male fish now have eggs in their testes..

:(
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8187206

[Moondog]

29. The jokes about Univ of FL grads just write themselves ....

:rofl:

In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a Univ of Miami grad ....

B-)

[keroro gunsou]

30. so...

they're becoming republicans? figures it'd be something in the water.... :evilgrin:

[kenny blankenship]

31. Seems like it's worked its way up the Intracoastal Waterway to affect the lizards on the Potomac too