At 7:05 -0400 12/10/02, Adrienne Smith wrote:

>"do they survive stomach acids and cooking? -- that is why diabetics don't
>make insulin pie."  The point is that these hormones do not survive heat and
>digestion.

Ah, however if no hormones survived stomach acids, the oral
contraceptive would be ineffective.

Cattle in the US are routinely implanted with slow-release estrogen
capsules. Of course the industry says the effects on the meat
composition is insignificant, but then cigarette companies until
recently denied any relationship between their product and cancer.

http://www.maverickranch.com/factsmyths.htm

 ..Richard.