The discussions revolve around the scientific claim that the placenta acts like a neuroendocrine parasite, with users citing multiple articles and scientific terminology to support this view. The tone is predominantly serious and analytical, reflecting engagement with the implications of the research, though some posts also include dismissive or sarcastic remarks, showing a range of reactions from acceptance to skepticism.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions accept the idea that the placenta functions similarly to a parasite, citing scientific articles and emphasizing its parasitic-like behavior from an anatomical and functional perspective.
InterestHigh interest
The posts show high interest with many users engaging deeply, referencing scientific studies, debating biological mechanisms, and emphasizing the significance of the concept.
EngagementModerate engagement
Users are actively engaged, providing explanations, challenging counterarguments, and discussing implications, indicating a thoughtful level of involvement.
ImpactModerate impact
While some posts claim the scientific basis is well-established, the overall influence appears moderate, mainly reinforcing a specific scientific viewpoint rather than broadly altering perceptions.
Abstract in brief
The author describes the placenta as a neuroendocrine parasite and shares their early scientific observations that sparked their interest in preeclampsia, a dangerous condition affecting both mother and baby.
The focus is on the placental production of hormone activity, including melanotrophin and corticotrophin-releasing factor, and how it is modified by phosphocholine, a posttranslational change usually seen in parasites to evade immune responses.
This research aims to identify the mysterious placental factor involved in preeclampsia, which arises as a response to poor placental implantation but ends up causing many symptoms in the mother.]
No mundo animal, menstruar é uma coisa muito rara, isso só acontece com pouquíssimas espécies. A nossa tem o "privilégio" de ser uma delas. Por quê? É o que vamos descobrir hoje. https://t.co/LD76jgIHbB
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A menstruação é algo raríssimo que só acontece com pouquíssimas espécies do mundo animal. A nossa tem o ""privilégio"" de ser uma delas. Por quê? É o que a gente conta nesse novo vídeo do @meteoro_br
https://t.co/prTyukzgB0
Dec 1, 2020 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 7,818 followersView post →
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@jazonuxlay https://t.co/jiq4eFvsL6
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@zeta_globin · X
guess what it's an avalanche of weird papers I just read
this title is 10/10 (1/n)
https://t.co/B1Wizfoq7x
Aug 10, 2023 · 10 likes · 15,568 followersView post →
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@muspul · X
Note 1: paper2 yg dicatut utk pmbenaran yg dimaksud adlh
Naismith DJ (1969) https://t.co/B6CcNLG9sY
Lowry PJ et al (2007) https://t.co/dNTnWTGs3A
(Aku tambahi skalian sambungannya, Lowry 2008 https://t.co/CXs9RC3HLq)
May 13, 2024 · 6 likes · 1 share · 701 followersView post →
The placenta acts as a neuroendocrine parasite, producing hormones like melanotrophin and corticotrophin-releasing factor, altered by phosphocholine to evade immune responses. This research explores its role in…
Approximately 40% of all known species are classified as parasites. Without parasites, the world would be drastically different. This video explores the role of parasites in ecosystems and animal behavior, supported by…
@72greengrocer @jacqui683 @grok @HoldOnToURHubs Pregnancy is recognized as a mix of symbiotic and parasitic.
Again your going to need to come to terms with your wrongness lol
https://t.co/FkgkMEgFoH
@PLPercussionist @xrangerd @Buddiesmama77 @jwvansteenwyk @Eikey1729 @Badgrlstrange @SpaceWad @sslight9 @Nora_TheGreat1 @Arabell4401 @Random_Phantom_ @AbortionChat No your wife's organs were tricked by a neuroendocrine parasite.
https://t.co/FkgkMEgFoH
@DrUranidiot @RoryWantsToKnow @luvmyjaide @Krispi_Largo @vocem_meam @MySonIsNotJohn @FollowingForFu2 @AgnTousignant @sonofAbell @rcasonr @AstrelGelin @watchmen915 @Winning24365 @nbrink77 @RamBalamm @tiffany_two @Prueba2222222 @DianeCarolRoy1 @AnAngelADay @jacqui683 @ZELLKLUMPEN @FFFlash3 @JaxJax127 @johnnyonio @GojiraStompz @Jah_feel_me @Marmartk01 @JamesRoss117 @dcffk @robertrader @resource_hope @rebachick94 @jimmerjabberer @HillbillyFionn @AtomicTrucker @TheNewMook @GigiInMI @Invisaurora @mr_JasonW @melJsaysso @CrazyReii @DeansJules @malavai00x @rainmc @ZyghostByChance @LadyForProgress @Bdhital84 @Sandollar89 @BagelsMix The only thing preventing a ZEF from *being* a parasite is that it's the same species.
It behaves like a parasite.
https://t.co/pQtAp7lLlw
Mar 30, 2025 · 3 likes · 3,020 followersView post →
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@DragonHawk1959 · X
@JONeill09072681 @iamAtheistGirl Is it moral for the parasitic placenta to endanger a woman's health and potentially her life while hiding from her immune system to avoid rejection?
https://t.co/kC3XUqTzAe
Feb 26, 2025 · 2 likes · 3,914 followersView post →
@AWULgarity @justifiableWTF @cathworkingmom @FionnMcCreigh @DoorStop0 @AlexKrycek1962 @IncrediblyKenzi @Vellixx @Prolife_Texan__ @secularprolife You are yet to debunk this as well. https://t.co/cM5SOFiwvd
Plus, regardless of all the science, it's still none of your business. Cope. That's the bottom like. https://t.co/lZuZVUQCUI
@AWULgarity @FionnMcCreigh @retired_atheist @cathworkingmom @DoorStop0 @AlexKrycek1962 @IncrediblyKenzi @Vellixx @Prolife_Texan__ @secularprolife Learn to read, slappy - I said the placenta is a parasitic organ.
Sep 12, 2024 · 1 like · 1,419 followersView post →
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@retired_atheist · X
@AWULgarity @justifiableWTF @cathworkingmom @FionnMcCreigh @DoorStop0 @AlexKrycek1962 @IncrediblyKenzi @Vellixx @Prolife_Texan__ @secularprolife Counters to your BS.
https://t.co/cM5SOFiwvd
https://t.co/WdojmHERCK
https://t.co/13YbRfDfme
https://t.co/oNagC3iNQU
@lilwildjess @_ObeyArie @thecribrightnow @pthread_join @realshekinahh It's actually the placenta diverting nutrients not foetus according to this Professor as research shows even w/o foetus, placenta can cause pathologies. I found it an interesting read
https://t.co/IrhrCrIScM
@MBEmpower New research also suggests foetus could possible prevent mothers from cancer (symbiotic)
https://t.co/Mr735G5SWp
Also see below - "it is well recognised that it is mainly the placenta and not the baby ... Can cause pathologies"
https://t.co/IrhrCrIScM
@Troll_in_mist @TemplesofGreen It does seem to act like a virus, using chemicals to "decieve" the mothers immune system. Marie has connected similar concepts to our myths. I haven't looked at all evidence yet but this video and article are interesting.
https://t.co/V0DIUkRYNL
https://t.co/2UC2WxHHbK https://t.co/oWZ7A6hFIU
Jul 20, 2024 · 1 like · 1,156 followersView post →
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@Rural_mi_vet · X
@JRX_III @dkbufny @DEGOPer @redusa21 You’re not convincing me, I’m not convincing you. We can post peer reviewed articles all day, such as this one stating the placenta is simply a neuroendocrine parasite.
https://t.co/MpXhxBx5Es
@TheBasedTrinity @Julie_ClaireNo5 @Inkjoyblueagain There are hundreds of articles and scientists affirming the very same but omg they didn’t compile it in a “textbook for morons” - therefore it is not true. But my religious beliefs dictated by a “daddy in the sky” are.
@janethinde @IdleGlands @kangaroos991 I made no such insinuation. I specifically referred to the placenta as a neuroendocrine parasite. Because ... science says it is.
https://t.co/kC3XUqU7pM
@thejivy @bluethunderpaws @preachysnow @AbortionChat The placenta is, by design and definition, a parasitic structure. It is developed by the fertilized egg to implant and suck nutrients from the mother (host body). Its ability to trick the host into hosting it is incredible, thanks to the placenta.
https://t.co/u0kcgRRbwZ
@AutomationCode @MBlairTate @FashionableRes1 @sanditiffin @Thisisa74798027 @Omnitrix_12 @nicholelizaq @bird_skadoo99 Let's rephrase the statement.
The placenta behaves like a parasite.
I don't need to resort to "dehumanising a fetus" to make a choice of an abortion.
https://t.co/YEW3yjCgaP
@ObSelective @DothanDave @UBetterRecogni @ArtyFrayn @notabot32685303 The placenta is a neuroendocrine parasite. There is no requirement for anyone to host a parasite.
https://t.co/kC3XUqTzAe
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@DragonHawk1959 · X
@FreddieFishFin1 @ZELLKLUMPEN It's part of human physiology?
The placenta hides from the woman's immune system to avoid rejection in times of stress. And, the mechanism may have been inherited from a virus.
If not for an accidental infection, a strict diet would cause a miscarriage.
https://t.co/kC3XUqTzAe
@MiketheMoose3k @LisaWinslow @lukebauman42 @igarglewithfire Endocrinology is permanently altered in the person who is gestating.
https://t.co/zSnYrGNYA9 https://t.co/zKpOv92zGN
@a1337sti @tech3_d @hookskat I don't post what I cannot support.
Tell it to the biologists who wrote the medical journal articles: https://t.co/kC3XUqTzAe
@hage8675309 I already sent you these articles earlier, but you seemed to have ignored them.
Here they are again so you can learn something.
https://t.co/a0BbTDVU4n.
https://t.co/yGwEOGK76c
@hage8675309 In a previous tweet you said a fetus is not a parasite & claimed parasites are of a different species.
I pointed out what kleptoparasites are.
Did you not understand your statements?
Also the placenta acts in a parasitic fashion.
https://t.co/a0BbTDVU4n.
https://t.co/yGwEOGK76c
@azile3point0 @BunchesOfStoats @JayBienvenu @PaulVSimon1 @astragal @HeartlessCreat5 @hrt6017 @avatarmax123 @SingForJoy44 @jackflash59 @8BrianVogel4 @AWULrusPL @WHurensohn @JAlan21813286 @Beezerally @DiveEric @2aHistory @TheDickKnightV2 @T_Whiz @2_drac @MaxJaco86994655 @jbizzy6969 @henriziolkowski @375NorseLegend @dulcieburt @HarveysDanger @logicaldebate @Caddy4Gilmore @MrLarsonsFoot @tmcs10 @RidesLeft @liberal_jamie @NoreneD39766667 @LadyOfTheOcean1 @KimberlyMcKeeve @gutenbergsteve3 @HamRadioJoe @Godslightangel7 @AngryFleas @KidGuacamole @ActualCosmos @lostandlovinit @cantstanddown @ThereseOSulliv2 @JamesCa70626795 @dferrer520 @ghost321 No. It's not.
Your entire argument has been that the fetus is an independent organism from the moment of insemination.
As I said: "Argue with the experts."
https://t.co/akUTKCE6yH
Sep 30, 2023 · 1 like · 3,914 followersView post →
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@azile3point0 @BunchesOfStoats @JayBienvenu @PaulVSimon1 @astragal @HeartlessCreat5 @hrt6017 @avatarmax123 @SingForJoy44 @jackflash59 @8BrianVogel4 @AWULrusPL @WHurensohn @JAlan21813286 @Beezerally @DiveEric @2aHistory @TheDickKnightV2 @T_Whiz @2_drac @MaxJaco86994655 @jbizzy6969 @henriziolkowski @375NorseLegend @dulcieburt @HarveysDanger @logicaldebate @Caddy4Gilmore @MrLarsonsFoot @tmcs10 @RidesLeft @liberal_jamie @NoreneD39766667 @LadyOfTheOcean1 @KimberlyMcKeeve @gutenbergsteve3 @HamRadioJoe @Godslightangel7 @AngryFleas @KidGuacamole @ActualCosmos @lostandlovinit @cantstanddown @ThereseOSulliv2 @JamesCa70626795 @dferrer520 @ghost321 Argue with the doctors.*1 The placenta is a neuroendocrine parasite. It even hides from the woman's immune system using a technique reminiscent of that of a virus. To avoid rejection in times of stress.
*https://t.co/kC3XUqTzAe
@BunchesOfStoats @JayBienvenu @PaulVSimon1 @astragal @HeartlessCreat5 @hrt6017 @avatarmax123 @SingForJoy44 @jackflash59 @azile3point0 @8BrianVogel4 @AWULrusPL @WHurensohn @JAlan21813286 @Beezerally @DiveEric @2aHistory @TheDickKnightV2 @T_Whiz @2_drac @MaxJaco86994655 @jbizzy6969 @henriziolkowski @375NorseLegend @dulcieburt @HarveysDanger @logicaldebate @Caddy4Gilmore @MrLarsonsFoot @tmcs10 @RidesLeft @liberal_jamie @NoreneD39766667 @LadyOfTheOcean1 @KimberlyMcKeeve @gutenbergsteve3 @HamRadioJoe @Godslightangel7 @AngryFleas @KidGuacamole @ActualCosmos @lostandlovinit @cantstanddown @ThereseOSulliv2 @JamesCa70626795 @dferrer520 @ghost321 I understand how rights work at least as well as you. I cannot be required to assist X at risk to myself. Even if withholding that assistance means that X will die.
Nor can I be required to assist the parasitic placenta. Even if it is sustaining someone.
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@RshdwWarCollege @HeartlessCreat5 @PaulVSimon1 @jackflash59 @2aHistory @itisjustmebabe @TheDickKnightV2 @T_Whiz @WHurensohn @2_drac @JAlan21813286 @avatarmax123 @hrt6017 @MaxJaco86994655 @jbizzy6969 @henriziolkowski @375NorseLegend @dulcieburt @LaneArroyo_ @HarveysDanger @logicaldebate @Caddy4Gilmore @MrLarsonsFoot @tmcs10 @astragal @RidesLeft @liberal_jamie @NoreneD39766667 @LadyOfTheOcean1 @KimberlyMcKeeve @gutenbergsteve3 @HamRadioJoe @Godslightangel7 @AngryFleas @KidGuacamole @ActualCosmos @lostandlovinit @cantstanddown @8BrianVogel4 @ThereseOSulliv2 @JamesCa70626795 @dferrer520 @ghost321 @tRick_the_only @peachiikim @BconnectedJ @PokeBadgers @MarshallW73 @yourmomswatchin @Harry_Bawlzak Morally the fetus has no right to the woman's bodily resources. The placenta is parasitic. Hiding from the woman's immune system to avoid rejection in times of stress. Otherwise a strict diet would be
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guess what it's an avalanche of weird papers I just read
this title is 10/10 (1/n)
https://t.co/B1Wizfoq7x
Aug 10, 2023 · 10 likes · 15,568 followersView post →
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@SanchezMamacita · X
@courtneyh2727 @CrowdJusti16055 @persutruth4life @melJsaysso @prochoice_trash @Aksinia00447 The placenta is considered a parasite. Do you know what the word placenta means?
https://t.co/f3484rzdEM
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@DragonHawk1959 · X
@yaninlopez12 @EFDforCongress The placenta of other species doesn't hide from the mother's immune system. As a result pregnancies spontaneously abort during times of stress.
The human placenta hides using a technique like that of a virus.
https://t.co/niVI8mHHSw.
@void_type @plodarfranz @AlbrechtEmilyA What am I missing.
The trophoblast imbedding in and becoming part of the uterine wall? The part where the mother is, in a parasitic relationship via placenta, providing all nutrients and removing cellular waste?
Here’s another one.
https://t.co/zSnYrGNYA9
@thelastlibdem @1mnem0syne kanser demeyelim de parasit diyelim. teknik olarak öyleler çünkü hem vücuttan yarar sagliyor hem de zarar veriyorlar. https://t.co/RSNigEljMh
@foucaultyen https://t.co/RSNigEljMh
fetüs teknik olarak parazittir. çünkü vücuttan yarar sağlar ama zarar verir. ayrıca her yıl 600bin anne ölüyor, 20 milyon kadar da ciddi anne hastalığı var. bir kadının bu riski almak istememesi kadar doğal bir şey yok vücudun sahibi o karar mercii de o
@sangrigio @VanceJensen90 @redusa21 Dr Lowry's article "The placenta is simply a neuroendocrine parasite" also considers gestation parasitic (AND it's cited by other articles).
https://t.co/UqZfcp7MUJ
@Jen73085254 @Juliaswart3 @RogueArtemis @Poo_anne @LorcaDamon @AbortionChat "This, coupled to the fact that the health of the mother can be compromised for the benefit of the foeto-placental unit, means that for all intents and purposes it is behaving as a parasite."
https://t.co/sVI1pcuaAW
And the placenta is simply a neuroendocrine parasite. Unborn babies do not have rights. The parents do, though. Fetus’s do not have a separate legal personality until they are born. https://t.co/MdYlqNdtAl
@TammySw36860532 @ponygirl923 @maqart55 As this is from Lowry's "The Placenta is Simply a Neuroendocrine Parasite, I know for a f*ckin' fact you're the one that's deficient in the reading comprehension dept.
You've underlined the bit where PC-modified proteins promote type 2 immune response, just as parasitic worms do. https://t.co/fCzT0v1TE3
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@lukebauman42 @M_A_T_1002 @ClareandPresent @JustFreedom1776 @Constance_1844 @artymaggie @LilaGraceRose I'll just leave this here. There aren't any tweets and pictures in it, so just look for the word "parasite" and try to follow along.
https://t.co/wfZq1QWVMp
@BadMamaJamaKris @cantaloupe_seed @BryanforHD2 Hey I'm pro-abortion just like everybody else but in no way in any since the word should you be using parasitic, that's an organism that lives off another organism of a different species. Now the placenta is simply a neuroendocrine parasite, but the fetus , no
@FlipperTGibbit @M_DeWinter1844 @Shamar_Ezer @CodiceScriba @EtherialAngel @a_clown_prince @JoJosMom81 @prolifesucks @MansplainingAb1 Except it DOES mention the embryo in utero. A number of times.
Did YOU not read it? Hmmmmm. Here's the full text if you didn't find the link on the abstract.
https://t.co/VqyMiY8410
Pra qm faltou a aula de biologia o @meteoro_br fez um vídeo que pode ajudar! E, por favor, qm em sã consciência ESCOLHERIA sangrar pela genital de 3 a 7 dias por mês?? https://t.co/3DELT9CJLJ https://t.co/hfO9Jp7yq2
RT @o_weverton: A menstruação é algo raríssimo que só acontece com pouquíssimas espécies do mundo animal. A nossa tem o ""privilégio"" de s…
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A menstruação é algo raríssimo que só acontece com pouquíssimas espécies do mundo animal. A nossa tem o ""privilégio"" de ser uma delas. Por quê? É o que a gente conta nesse novo vídeo do @meteoro_br
https://t.co/prTyukzgB0
Dec 1, 2020 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 7,818 followersView post →
No mundo animal, menstruar é uma coisa muito rara, isso só acontece com pouquíssimas espécies. A nossa tem o "privilégio" de ser uma delas. Por quê? É o que vamos descobrir hoje. https://t.co/LD76jgIHbB
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