Thyroid levels may influence infant intelligence

[Yahoshua]

The story is just titled all wrong, so the topic title would actually be more appropriate. I was skeptical until they started talking about thyroid levels, the months when the kids were conceived meant nothing to me.

However, my mother had lymphatic cancer that had infected her thyroids, so she has to take supplements all the time now. That's what drew my attention as both my sister and I are HORRIBLE at math, but we're both very skilled in learning new languages.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/hl_nm/conception_school_performance_dc

[baggygreen]

Interesting find. Probably fairly accurate too..

My stong points are foreign languages. waek point maths. and apparently spelling:lol: . I wonder which season i was born in.... or conceived in. can we tell?


probably not yet, but one day....

[ASWnut101]

Thyroid levels? WTH? (oops, I saw that you meant thyroid hormone levels)


Anyway, it makes sence, yet it dosen't. Conception month will mean nothing because the human zygote/fetus is carried for nine months. That's nine months of pure growing, meaning that the introduction of pesticides can occur at any level (date) of pregnancy and affect the growing zygote/fetus, regardless of the conception date.

They are probably right about the introduction of pesticides, though. The growing zygote/fetus needs nothing that the mother cannot provide naturally (ie. normal foods, ect), and the introduction of anything else so rapidly can cause problems.

[Yahoshua]

I agree.