# Prenatal allergies prompt sexual changes in offspring

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/prenatal-allergies-prompt-sexual-changes-in-offspring/2076>\
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**Created:** [March 22, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/prenatal-allergies-prompt-sexual-changes-in-offspring/2076 "2019-03-22T00:01:41Z")\
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> **[Prenatal allergies prompt sexual changes in offspring: Female rats born to...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190321130355.htm)**
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> A single allergic reaction during pregnancy prompts sexual-development changes in the brains of offspring that last a lifetime, new research suggests. Female rats born to mothers exposed to an allergen during pregnancy acted more characteristically...

  
A single allergic reaction during pregnancy prompts sexual-development changes in the brains of offspring that last a lifetime, new research suggests. Female rats born to mothers exposed to an allergen during pregnancy acted more characteristically ‘male’ – mounting other female rodents, for instance – and had brains and nervous systems that looked more like those seen in typical male animals.