Guest guest Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 Please read this attachment and forward this on to all the women you know. You might save a life. Hugs to all. Debbie. (Australia). xxx From: " Maree Barter " <MBarter@...> <rachaelcottle@...> Subject: FYI Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 11:52:28 +1000 Please take the time to read it carefully and then pass it on. If you are > >>a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons, read this and > >pass > >>it on to your daughters and friends. (For the men receiving this email, > >>please forward it to your friends, significant others, sisters, mothers, > >>daughters, etc.) Thanks. > >> > >>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 > >>tumours. 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, didn't consider them illegal or 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 at 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 women, 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, which is 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 sexes, 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 ( Couppert " 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 it is a highly absorbent > >>substance. > >> > >>Therefore, when fibres from the tampons are left behind in the vagina (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 > >>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 few companies that make these safe tampons. They are 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. > >> > >>REMINDER: In order not to lose the impact of this e-mail, I suggest that > >>anyone who wants to forward it to your friends, PLEASE copy this mail and > >>paste it to a NEW message. That way it will not distort the whole message > >>with all the forward arrows. > > > > > >Carmen Farrugia > >Associate Unit Manager > >Outpatients Department > >Royal Women's Hospital > >Carlton > > > >Ph:9344 2483 > >Fax9344 2677 > > > Marie son > Associate Unit Manager > O.P.D. > Royal Women's Hospital > ph 93442568 > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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