“Hormone replacement skin products affect users’ pets, confound veterinarians” from the VIN News Service was posted by hormone expert, Andrea Duran, http://holyhormones.blogspot.com. See
http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=15950.
Thank you, Andrea, for making us all aware! Animals exposed to their owners’ hormone replacement skin cream are having dramatic side effects… unintended medical consequences.
“Spayed dogs and young female puppies are showing up in veterinary exam rooms with markedly swollen vulvas as if they are in heat. Male dogs present with enlarged mammary glands and abnormally small penises. Animals of both genders experience fur loss.”
The phenomenon frequently stumps veterinary practitioners; sometimes patients go undiagnosed for weeks or months because clinicians don’t recognize the connection.
“The problem appears to stem from the use by pet owners of hormone replacement treatments in the form of lotions, gels or sprays that are applied to the arms — especially inner elbows and wrists — or legs. The users then handle and snuggle their animals, unwittingly transferring the drug to the pets.”
The same thing can occur with your children…
“A mother of two sons, Fox can’t help but wonder whether children, like pets, are being inadvertently exposed. ‘What if you’re, like, a grandmother holding a child up against you?’ she said.”
The article goes on to explain, “Such worries aren’t far-fetched. The FDA has documented cases of children being accidentally exposed to testosterone gels through contact with men undergoing male hormone replacement therapy. The men used topical hormone products on their shoulders, upper arms or stomachs.
The FDA publicized the adverse effects after it had confirmed eight cases in children ranging from nine months to five years of age. Symptoms included enlargement of the genitalia, development of pubic hair, advanced bone age, increased libido and aggressive behavior, according to the statement.”
Once the children no longer were exposed to the product, most signs and symptoms regressed, although in a few cases “enlarged genitalia did not fully return to age-appropriate size, and bone age remained modestly greater than the child’s chronological age,” the FDA news release states.
From my own personal awareness, I can tell you it works the same way with men too…
A few months ago I came across a gentleman who had severely elevated progesterone levels. Upon investigation, it was found that his significant other was applying progesterone cream to her inner arms at bedtime. Consequently, when they cuddled in the night, he too was being medicated by her topical progesterone. She then switched to applying the cream in the morning, which seemed to eventually alleviate the symptoms.
