Can soy affect a woman's fertility?

Posted by kathryn in Q & A Thursday

Next on Q & A Thursday a reader has asked:

I have heard that consuming too much soy can affect a woman’s fertility. Is this correct?

There’s a lot of scarey stuff about soy on the internet, but most of it’s complete rubbish.

While I do not recommend soy supplements, I’m very sceptical that soy foods could have any negative effect on fertility. The science simply doesn’t add up.

I’ve blogged extensively about soy before, so I’m going to point to some previous posts for a more complete answer:

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Comments

jul 10 December, 2007

Thank you for addressing this issue once again. I’m so sick of hearing the alarmist misinformation about soy out there. Nice to hear the voice of reason!


kathryn 10 December, 2007

Hi there Jul – soy comes up about once a month in Q & A Thursday. I’ve been astounded at how persistent and all pervasive the anti-soy message is.


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