-Caveat Lector-
Got this in my email. I knew about the dioxin in white coffee filters,
but this is news to me....
Tenorlove
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Subject: WARNING for females... (O-Sh)
Please pass on to as many women as possible . . .
If you use pads, but especially if you use tampons read this and pass
on to your friends (for the men receiving this email, please forward it
to your friends, significant others, sisters, mothers, daughters, etc.)
thanks! Have you heard that tampon makers include asbestos in tampons?
Why would they do this? Because asbestos makes you bleed more . . . if
you bleed more, you're going to need to use more. Why isn't this
against the law since asbestos is so dangerous? Because the powers that
be, in all their wisdom(not), did not consider tampons as being
ingested, and
therefore wasn't illegal or considered dangerous. This month's Essence
magazine has a small article about this and they mention two
manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are Organic
Essentials @ (800) 765-6491 and Terra Femme @ (800)755-0212. A woman
getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado @ Boulder sent the
following: "I am writing this because women are not being informed
about the dangers of something most of us use - tampons. I am taking a
class this month and I have been learning a lot about biology and
woman, including much about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned
that tampons are actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). I'll
tell you this, after learning about this in our class, most of the
females wound up feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry, and
I for one, am going to do something about it. To start, I want to
inform everyone I can, and email is the fastest way that I know how.
Here is the scoop: Tampons contain two things that are potentially
harmful: Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in
bleaching the products). The tampon industry is convinced that we, as
women, need bleached white products - in order to view the product as
pure and clean. The problem here is that the dioxin produced in this
bleaching process can lead to very harmful problems for a woman. Dioxin
is potentially carcinogenic (cancer-associated) and is toxic to the
immune and reproductive systems. It has also been linked to
endometriosis and lower sperm counts for men- for both, it breaks down
the immune system. Last September the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) reported that there really is no set "acceptable" level of
exposure to dioxin given that it is cumulative and slow to
disintegrate. The real danger comes from repeated contact (Karen
Houppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon Industry"). I'd say using
about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a month, for 38 menstruating years
is "repeated contact", wouldn't you? Rayon contributes to the danger of
tampons and dioxin because its a highly absorbent substance. Therefore,
when fibers from the tampons are left behind in the vagina (as it
usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for the dioxin. It also
stays in a lot longer than it would with just cotton tampons. This is
also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs. WHAT ARE THE
ALTERNATIVES? Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached and
that are all cotton. Other feminine hygiene products (pads/napkins)
contain dioxin as well, but they are not nearly as dangerous since they
are not in direct contact with the vagina. The pads/napkins need to
stop being bleached, but obviously tampons are the most dangerous. So,
what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons, that
are made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. Unfortunately,
there are very, very few companies that make these safe tampons. They
are usually only found in health food stores. Countries all over the
world (Sweden, Germany, British Columbia, etc.) have demanded a switch
to this safer tampon, while the US. has decided to keep us in the dark
about it. In 1989, activists in England mounted a campaign against
chlorine bleaching. Six weeks and 50,000 letters later, the makers of
sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one of the green
methods available). (MS magazine, May/June 1995). WHAT TO DO NOW: Tell
people. Everyone. Inform them. We are being manipulated by this
industry and the government, let's do something about it! Please write
to the companies: Tampax (Tambrands), Playtex, O.B., Kotex. Call the
800 numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe
product - ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS. Thank you.
Donna C. Boisseau & Stephanie C. Baker;
Assistants to Dr. B.S. Katzenellenbogen,
Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology;
217) 333-9769
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