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Can eggs contain too much estrogen making the body retain water, thus acne?
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There is some estrogen in the egg if the egg contains an embryo of the female sex.
Commercial eggs dont contain an embryo.
So, no, eggs cannot cause acne...
(unless you are very susceptible to acne and you eat so many eggs that you take in too much protein in general)
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RRM wrote:There is some estrogen in the egg if the egg contains an embryo of the female sex.
Commercial eggs dont contain an embryo.
What does it mean?
I see my chickens all around my house, always looking for something to eat in the grass...

Do their eggs contain estrogen?

May this be a problem?
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No, if the the egg has been 'fertilized', you very clearly see the embryo in the egg once you have opened it. Only fertilized eggs, containing a female embryo contain some estrogen.
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RRM wrote:No, if the the egg has been 'fertilized', you very clearly see the embryo in the egg once you have opened it. Only fertilized eggs, containing a female embryo contain some estrogen.
If case of consumption of fertilized eggs, do you think one could have serious problems or it'd be not really dangerous?
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Roman wrote: If case of consumption of fertilized eggs
If you had consumed a fertilized egg, you would have known, as its clearly visible.
do you think one could have serious problems or it'd be not really dangerous?
It may be dangerous as the embryo may be dead and intoxicated, but again, you would definitely have known; in that case by the smell also.
So, please stop worrying, as its solely a hypothetical case.
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