Reproductive Hormone Concentrations and Associated Anatomical Responses: Does Soy Formula Affect Minipuberty in Boys?
Helen B ChinAndrea KellyMargaret A AdgentStacy A PatchelKerry JamesHubert W VesperJulianne C BotelhoDonald Walt ChandlerBabette S ZemelJoan I SchallEileen G FordKassa DargeVirginia A StallingsDonna D BairdWalter J RoganDavid M UmbachPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)
Reproductive hormone concentrations and anatomical responses followed similar trajectories in soy and cow milk formula-fed infant boys. Our findings suggest that these measures of early male reproductive development do not respond to phytoestrogen exposure during infancy.