Re: important notice for women

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In a message dated 1/29/01 2:07:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, .vonSchoening@... writes:

), being the menstrual cap

Some people can't use those things.

Chelly

San Diego, CA

Mommy to Trenton 8/19/99 - No Shots!

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It's on the urban legend website as being a hoax.

jen

Please pass this on to as many women as possible. If you are a woman and 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! 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, didn't consider them illegal or dangerous. This month's Essence magazine has small article about this and they mention two manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are Organic Essentials @1-800 765-6491 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 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 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 fibers 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 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 U.S. 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 email, I suggest that 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. Please do this with consideration and seriousness. Thanks! Honore Kerwin-Borrelli Financial Assistant - CSAEMP Tel: 514-398-5302 Fax: 514-398-8260

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Hi all,

I've also wondered why these things never mention the most sensible

menstrual protection (in my opinion), being the menstrual cap, like " The

Keeper " ... I've used mine for years and don't buy ANY " sanitary " products.

, in Calgary, Canada

Re: important notice for women

It's on the urban legend website as being a hoax.

jen

Please pass this on to as many women as possible. If

you are a woman and 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!

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, didn't consider them illegal

or dangerous. This month's Essence magazine has

small

article about this and they mention two manufacturers

of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are

Organic Essentials @1-800 765-6491 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 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 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 fibers

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 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 U.S. 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

email, I suggest that 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. Please do this with

consideration and seriousness. Thanks!

Honore Kerwin-Borrelli

Financial Assistant - CSAEMP

Tel: 514-398-5302

Fax: 514-398-8260

[Guest guest]

Well now, don't I feel stupid ! Sorry to send this to all, now that I know it's a lie! That's a relief, though!

Cameron

Re: important notice for womenIn a message dated 1/29/01 2:07:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, .vonSchoening@... writes:

), being the menstrual capSome people can't use those things. Chelly San Diego, CA Mommy to Trenton 8/19/99 - No Shots!

[Guest guest]

...what is this menstrual cap? I have never heard of it...

Sharon, Quakertown PA

Re: important notice for women

>

>

> It's on the urban legend website as being a hoax.

> jen

>

>

>

>

> Please pass this on to as many women as possible. If

> you are a woman and 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!

> 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, didn't consider them illegal

> or dangerous. This month's Essence magazine has

> small

> article about this and they mention two manufacturers

> of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are

> Organic Essentials @1-800 765-6491 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 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 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 fibers

> 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 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 U.S. 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

> email, I suggest that 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. Please do this with

> consideration and seriousness. Thanks!

> Honore Kerwin-Borrelli

> Financial Assistant - CSAEMP

> Tel: 514-398-5302

> Fax: 514-398-8260

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I missed the "lie"...can someone clue me in?

Sharon, Quakertown PA

Re: important notice for womenIn a message dated 1/29/01 2:07:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, .vonSchoening@... writes:

), being the menstrual capSome people can't use those things. Chelly San Diego, CA Mommy to Trenton 8/19/99 - No Shots!

[Guest guest]

the lie was that this whole story is an urban legend! Ugh, of all the nerve of someone! --Which, by the way, I didn't start, it was just forwarded to me

Cameron

Re: important notice for women

I missed the " lie " ...can someone clue me in?

Sharon, Quakertown PA

Re: important notice for womenIn a message dated 1/29/01 2:07:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, .vonSchoening@... writes:

), being the menstrual capSome people can't use those things. Chelly San Diego, CA Mommy to Trenton 8/19/99 - No Shots!

[Guest guest]

Just because something is on the urban legend list does not mean it isn't

true. Aspartame is very dangerous and is said to be a legend.

I don't know about the asbestos but the bleaching of tampons and dioxin is

TRUE.

Sheri

> Please pass this on to as many women as possible. If

>you are a woman and 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!

>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, didn't consider them illegal

>or dangerous. This month's Essence magazine has

>small

>article about this and they mention two manufacturers

> The companies are

>Organic Essentials @1-800 765-6491 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 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 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 fibers

>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

> shock syndrome) occurs.

>WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? Using feminine hygiene

>products that aren't bleached and that are all

>cotton.

> 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

> from 100%

>cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. 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 U.S. 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

>email, I suggest that 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. Please do this with

> Thanks!

>Honore Kerwin-Borrelli

> - CSAEMP

>Tel: 514-398-5302

>Fax: 514-398-8260

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

cameron and anyone else,

just because the urban legend site say sthat something is an urban legend doesn't make it so. accroding to many, WE are believing an urban legend (many beleive that vax reactions are not really happening--that they are an urban legend). so think about something, on your own and come to your own conclusion...

brigit, in albany

[Guest guest]

Just because something is on the urban legends list does not mean it is a

lie. Whenever you read something, you must evaluate the motives and

background of the person writing it. You must do your own research and use

your own common sense to figure out the truth.

Shanna Atlanta, GA

>From: " KCKalua " <kckalua@...>

>Reply-Vaccinations

><Vaccinations >

>Subject: Re: important notice for women

>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:01:28 -0500

>

>Well now, don't I feel stupid ! Sorry to send this to all, now that I

>know it's a lie! That's a relief, though!

>Cameron

> Re: important notice for women

>

>

>In a message dated 1/29/01 2:07:29 PM Pacific Standard Time,

>.vonSchoening@... writes:

>

>

>

> ), being the menstrual cap

>

>

>Some people can't use those things.

>

>Chelly

>San Diego, CA

>Mommy to Trenton 8/19/99 - No Shots!

>