The pancreatic beta cells have estrogen RECEPTORS. Estrogenic receptors trigger insulin release which is why they tell women on oral contraceptives to watch out for strokes and heart problems.

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Second, we know that in its journey from food to urine, at least 98 percent of this BPA is deactivated (typically, between 98.8 percent and 99.8 percent), meaning it ceases to have any estrogenic capacity.

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Tamoxifen's estrogenic effect does have its benefits.

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