hormones

This is the first of two parts of a major study evaluating the potential health effects of BPA. The final conclusions won't be available until 2019.

Some experts think the procedure could be a human rights violation.

"You can choose to go organic, you can become a vegan, but according to this particular study, you couldn't choose to be free of BPA in your diet."

"It's women's excuse for when they need a break," Robyn Stein DeLuca said.

And really, who can blame them?

A newly identified antibody increases bone mass and decreases body fat in mice, though human studies are some way off.

A study found that women who take high-estrogen contraception have a higher rate of developing breast cancer.