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yo.
anyone know anything about the effects soy can have on one's menstrual cycle? i've heard conflicting info and i don't understand it anyway... something about soy containing estrogen?

-kristen

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lizdefiance.livejournal.com

i haven't seen it have any effects on my menstrual cycle, though i started eating more soy when i went vegan, and the severity of my cramps totally declined. i attribute that to not consuming milk anymore, though...

in japan, they don't even have a word for "heat flash" because those menopausal symptoms aren't common. that's attributed to the high consumption of soy in the diet...

what sort of effects were you wondering about?

From:

dodogrrl.livejournal.com

effect on cramps = maybe also b/c it's a better source of usable calcium than milk? There have been clinical tests confirming that having more calcium (all month long) can lessen cramps and mood swings.

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ellettra.livejournal.com

i guess i heard it can make your period last longer, which i am not interested in, no matter how comfy i am with my bod and my cycle! =) i also noticed the lessening of my cramps when i stopped drinking milk. i'm sure it;s naive, but i attributed it to no longer injesting all the hormones and crap they inject cows with these days. along those lines, it seems reasonable that consuming such hormones could be reason girls are starting their periods so early now. heck, i didn't start until i was about 14, and now i hear stories about girls as young as 8! damn cow milk hormones! =)

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dodogrrl.livejournal.com

Liz probably knows more than I do but I think it's not actually estrogen but an estrogen-like component in soy that can ease the menstrual symptoms. Hormones are at their lowest ebb during one's period. I do find that I crave soy when I'm premenstrual so I try to honor that and eat lots of it!