Re: TAMPONS & dioxin

[Bill Patterson <bphata@sedona.net>]

At 08:58 AM 10/24/98 -0400, Jon Campbell wrote:
>Fred,
>       The juxtaposition of "extremely small amounts" and "dioxin" is an
>oxymoron. Saying it more simply, if a tampon were to shed a picogram of
>dioxin to the woman's body, that would be an extremely significant dose,
>especially when localized to the reproductive organs. Dioxin's powerful
>toxic quality is due to its hormone-disrupting capability, and the direct
>introduction of a hormone disruptor into the reproductive tract is *not a
>good idea*.

Jon,
I agree with you totally, there is the relationship between Dioxin and
Endometriosis already. It is a horrible thought that women could be over
and over each month exposing themselves to Dioxin vaginally. For years I
wondered about "how" the ladies could be exposing themselves to Dioxin in
order to develop Endometriosis. If you're looking for references to Dioxin
and Endometriosis start with:
RACHEL'S HAZARDOUS WASTE NEWS #364
DIOXIN AND PCBS LINKED TO ENDOMETRIOSIS

and if you need more I've got a couple dozen other references I could give
you.
There is no such thing as a "small" amount of Dioxin, especially if it is
being inserted Vaginally. This is horrible and must be corrected.
Sincerely,
Bill Patterson
Sedona, Arizona
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