Consuming Soy-Based Formula During Infancy May Be Linked To Severe Menstrual Pain In Adulthood,

investigators “found that women who had ever been fed soy formula as babies were, at ages 18-22 years, 50 percent more likely than those not fed soy to experience moderate or severe cramping during most periods when they were not using hormonal contraception.” In addition, women fed soy in infancy were “40 percent more likely to have used hormonal contraception at some point to alleviate menstrual pain,” the study found. The findings were published online in the journal Human Reproduction. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-menstrualpain-soy-formula/soy-baby-formula-linked-to-severe-menstrual-cramps-later-in-life-idUSKCN1NF01D