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  Posted by Mir Niaz Morshed on July 10, 2025 at 5:42 am

  I’ve heard soyfoods contain estrogen and that men who eat them may experience feminization or even impair their fertility. Is this true, and what about women?

  Soyfoods do not contain estrogen, and clinical evidence indicates that soyfoods do not feminize men and do not impair fertility: Soy does not lower testosterone levels or lower sperm concentration. The myth may have its roots in the fact that naturally-present isoflavones in soyfoods are commonly referred to as plant estrogens, or phytoestrogens. Soyfoods may in fact offer several health benefits for men: Keep Reading Because soyfoods do not contain estrogen, and thus do not provide the body with “too much estrogen,” including women. There are many reliable, research-based sources for checking this and other soy rumors against “SOYReality.”I’ve heard soyfoods contain estrogen and that men who eat them may experience feminization or even impair their fertility. Is this true, and what about women?
  Soyfoods do not contain estrogen, and clinical evidence indicates that soyfoods do not feminize men and do not impair fertility: Soy does not lower testosterone levels or lower sperm concentration. The myth may have its roots in the fact that naturally-present isoflavones in soyfoods are commonly referred to as plant estrogens, or phytoestrogens. Soyfoods may in fact offer several health benefits for men: Keep Reading Because soyfoods do not contain estrogen, and thus do not provide the body with “too much estrogen,” including women. There are many reliable, research-based sources for checking this and other soy rumors against “SOYReality.”

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