Okay I started out w a post on diet and symptoms and I know soy is not good for u...ive heard this...but now im even more curious about it. I did some research and it says it could cause canser and mess ur hormones...but exactly why? If its an estrogen mimicer wouldnt it be good for those who have high testosterone? I read somewhere it messes up you SHBG??? How does it do that? Im just very curious to get everyones input on why its so bad. I was drinking some soy but cut it out two days ago..

unfortunately, the reason that we have such high levels of testosterone is that the excess estrogen gets converted into testosterone. we really need to work on decreasing the amt of estrogen we're adding to our bodies, and work at restoring the balance between estrogen and progesterone. most pcos'ers are actually estrogen dominant.

THANX!! Finally someone answered!!! Plus I learned something new! I did not know extra estrogen converts to testosterone!

Try this web site for answers. http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/index.htm#
It has a lot of issues on soy and exactly why it is not good for you.

I wish I had seen this earlier. It is the estrogen that leads to male hair growth paterns and other symptoms of PCOS. The estrogen stores in fats cells and actually converts to testosterone.
Just one more thing that messes up the body in this condition.
Tanya