Women who smoke during
pregnancy could increase the
likelihood of their child being
gay, according to a
neurobiologist.
The se*uality of an unborn child
is influenced by the lifestyle led
by its mother, Professor man-
hood Swaab writes in his new
book.
The 69 year-old scientist at the
University of Amsterdam
believes that heterosexuality or
homosexuality is determined in
the womb.
For decades, debate has raged
over the origins of s*xual
orientation with some arguing it
is a lifestyle choice or influenced
by upbringing.
But in ‘We Are Our Brains’, Prof.
Swaab firmly states there is “no
proof of this whatsoever”.
Instead, the brain doctor
suggests smoking and synthetic
hormones can increase the
likelihood of girls being lesbian
or bisexual.
Poor lifestyle choices such as
drinking alcohol or taking drugs
while pregnant can lower a
child’s IQ, claims Prof. Swaab.
He writes in the controversial
book that brain development
during pregnancy is altered by
the tiniest chemical changes.
And if a woman has given birth
to older brothers the chances of
her baby being gay is greater.
Prof Swaab writes in his book:
“Pre-birth exposure to nicotine
or amphetamines also increases
the likelihood of lesbian
daughters.
“Pregnant women suffering
from stress are also more likely
to give birth to homosexual
children, because their raised
levels of the stress hormone
cortisol affect the production of
fetal s*x hormones.
“The more older brothers a boy
has, the greater the chance that
he will be homosexual.
“This is due to a mother’s
immune response to male
substances produced by boy
babies in the womb, a response
that becomes stronger with
each pregnancy.”
Past studies of women who took
synthetic oestrogen between
1939 and 1960 to reduce the
harrowing prospect of a
miscarriage had a greater
chance of having daughters who
were bisexual or lesbian.
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Babies ‘Turned Gay’ if Mothers Smoke During Pregnancy – Brain Doctor Claims
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