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Re: Artificial Tanning Creams and Pregnancy

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 May 1997 19:40:21 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 23 May 1997, Anne wrote: >
>Dear Docs,
>
>I am going to be in a wedding in June and wanted to use a Artificial
>Tanning cream(sunless tanning) to get rid of my "butt-whitedness" before
>I slip a sleeveless dress on. I was wondering if I am newly pregnant or
>about to ovulate and become pregnant should I not use this product? I
>think it just dies the skin the color but I am not sure. I definately
>don't want to go tanning or lay out. Have you heard any
>reports/research on this??? I would rather go buut-white than have
>something creep into my bloodstream...Let me know.

Haven't heard a blessed thing about the stuff. Without any info, I'd skip it. If you sun early in the day or late in the day and use #30 spf on the face and #15 on the body you should be O.K. for the wedding. And what's wrong with being butt-white ;-) ?

20 more answers and I'll be caught up with Kelly and Laurie. Don't they have day jobs?

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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