Could Your Antibacterial Soap Be Disrupting Your Hormone Activities?

I was sent a link to the information below earlier this week and I wanted to pass the information on to you. It's well known that antibacterial products may contribute to the problem of antibiotic resistance. But could it also be altering your hormones? I'm not advocating that people stop using antibacterial products, but as a consumer you should be educated about this possible side effect.

Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds ScienceDaily (2007-12-08) -- A new study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps is an endocrine disruptor that can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory -- and does so by a previously unreported mechanism. Called endocrine disruptors, or endocrine disrupting substances (EDS), such chemicals have been linked in animal studies to a variety of problems, including cancer, reproductive failure and developmental anomalies. ... > read full article