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08-18-2006, 10:00 AM | #1 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | WHAT You Need To Know About Tampons Could Save Your Life! Pass this info on even if you do not use this product-- TAMPONS/PADS Important Info... Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going to buy the next time and see whether you spot any of the familiar signs stated in this email. No wonder so many women in the world suffer from> cervical cancer and womb tumors. 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, did not consider them illegal or dangerous. This month's Essence magazine mentions 2 manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are: Organic Essentials @1-800-765-6491 and Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212. A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado 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 women, including feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). 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 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, 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 sexes, it breaks down the immune system. Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that there really is no "acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin given that it is cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger comes from repeated contact (Karen Couppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon Industry"). I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a month, for 38 years is "repeated contact", wouldn't you? Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is a highly absorbent substance. Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are left behind in the ****** (as 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. So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100% UNBLEACHED cotton. Unfortunately, there are 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. All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe product: ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS... .
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08-18-2006, 10:04 AM | #2 |
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| OMG thanks for the info am of to the bathroom to check mine out. |
08-18-2006, 10:13 AM | #3 |
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| oh thats just great,, should i lay down so someone can close my coffin?
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08-18-2006, 10:15 AM | #4 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | LOL no just check your brand and read the ingreadients or whatever they are called. I know this freaked me out to but i though we should atleast be awere of it.
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08-18-2006, 10:18 AM | #5 |
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08-18-2006, 10:25 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | From The Fda In the last six months, unfounded rumors on the Internet have suggested that U.S tampon manufacturers add asbestos to their products to promote excessive menstrual bleeding in order to sell more tampons. FDA has no evidence of asbestos in tampons or any reports regarding increased menstrual bleeding following tampon use. Before any tampon is marketed in the U.S., FDA reviews its design and materials. Asbestos is not an ingredient in any U.S. brand of tampon, nor is it associated with the fibers used in making tampons. Moreover, tampon manufacturing sites are subject to inspection by FDA to assure that good manufacturing practices are being followed. Therefore, these inspections would likely identify any procedures that would expose tampons products to asbestos. If any tampon product was contaminated with asbestos, it would be as a result of tampering, which is a crime. Thus far, FDA has received no reports of tampering. Anyone having knowledge of tampon tampering is urged to notify FDA or a law enforcement officer
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08-18-2006, 10:32 AM | #7 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | Someone sent me this so i wanted to post it i guess it's contravesal but it's good to know and we should be aware of this stuff because really do we ever really know the truth they tell us one thing then claim another and one day something happenes and they claim they never knew it could harm us. it's like all those perscriptions that are being puuled off the market (vioxx)etc it was a mirical drug and then all the deaths and complications. we just need to be aware of products we buy and this is why i posted this. I'm in no way saying STOP USING TAMPONS because i use them too just to be aware of what we are putting in our bodies. Thanks
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08-18-2006, 10:46 AM | #8 |
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| i use tampax and it says cotton rayon mix, i did see on a tv show in the uk a doctor said if your going to use a tampon then use something like tampax with a applicator as the tampons with them dont contain something (cant remember what) that other tampons contain to keep them together and tight enough for a woman to insert them with her finger without bending, he said they cause tss more oftern.
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08-18-2006, 10:55 AM | #9 |
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| Holy Cows, I don't have a period anymore but my daughter does and she usees those darn things and she got cysts on her ovaries and a spot on her cervix she is only 20 years old and she cannot have children. |
08-18-2006, 11:01 AM | #10 |
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| oh and as for the cancer link, its been said in the uk that most cancer of the cervix is caused by a wart virus, this is why nuns and virgins dont get cancer very often, women dont have to develop any warts they just have the virus from a partner and no warts or the warts are inside and are not known about.
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08-18-2006, 11:19 AM | #11 |
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| this makes me sick we claim to be a free country but our goverment allows companies to hide this ---- from us its all about the money |
08-18-2006, 12:17 PM | #12 |
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| Please read the whole thread. It is not true. |
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08-18-2006, 01:02 PM | #14 |
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| im glad to hear this isnt true. I couldnt see myself using a pad!!!
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08-18-2006, 01:18 PM | #15 |
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| I'm glad it was not true too. Called my daughter and told her to throw the pads and tampons away and use a darn towel lol lol |
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