Dioxins

January 7, 1999

>X-Persona:

>From: Sabine7240@...

>Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 00:17:30 -0500 (EST)

>Subject: Dioxins

>To: ljb6@...

>

>Hi,

>I am writing from Chicago, still away from my e-mail account so I can't

respod

>to the whole list. Could you please forward this for me? Thanks.

>

>I have done a lot of research about menstrual pads and tampons and can think

>of a few reasons why this irritation might be occuring. Obviously, we could

>be sensitive to any number of chemical agents in the pads. One

>particularlycomes to mind, though. DIOXINS are chemicals used to make toilet

>paper, pads and tampons more white than they are naturally (they are white

and

>just as sterile without this bleaching process-- kind of the same mentality

>behind dying butter yellow). Anyway, exposure to dioxins is a major cause of

>endometriosis-- the growth of uterine lining tissues in other parts of our

>bodies, such as the overies, lungs, even (rarely) arms. In rheus monkeys,

>exposure to dioxins increased development of endo by something like 70%. If

>anyone wants the exact numbers, I can dig out the study. Can you believe

>we've been putting this stuff on our most delicate tissues for all of these

>years? I don't know if that is what's behind this pad-pain connection, but

>it is worth buying dioxin free pads and finding out if it helps. At least you

>lessen your chances of getting endo, or having your children get it (!!!).

>YOU CAN BUY DIOXIN FREE PADS AND TOILET PAPER FROM SEVENTH GENERATION. YOU

>CAN ALSO BUY DIOXIN FREE TAMPONS AT THE HEALTH FOOD STORE, THOUGH I CAN'T

>REMEMBER THE BRAND NAME. I suppose it could also be that just having

>something rubbing close to the vulva all day could cause the irritation...

> Thanks,

>

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