Re: TAMPON DANGERS-CARCINOGENS
From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:45:08 -0600 (CST)
Dear Ruth,
We have already discussed Tampon use on this forum last week and as I
said then and will say again. Please don't copy and paste Any medical
professionals message and name into your message any more.
You have a right to your beliefs and if you believe this to be true then
I think the FDA is the place to go with this type of posting or perhaps
the manufacturers of the product or Congress.
Please let the WHF do what it does best and that is Answer women's
questions; Not start a crusade for or against products.
We are not able to answer this type of posting.
Thank you,
Barbara
At Wed, 28 Oct 1998, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Thu, 22 Oct 1998, William D. McIntosh, MD wrote:
>>What a load of horse manure! It does serve one very good purpose, and
>>that is to remind everyone that any idiot can spout any idiocy on the
>>'Net, and you have to be very careful about what you chose to believe.
>>
>>--
>>William D. McIntosh, MD
>>Clarksville, TN
>>
>Dear Dr McIntosh,
>Please explain exactly what part of that message is "horse manure". Or
>do you believe that all of it is horse manure?
>
>I would agree that the statement regarding the asbestos is incorrect.
>But the part about dioxin in tampons IS correct! Also, the information
>that dioxin is linked to endometriosis is also correct. I have tested
>my tampons and can PROVE that there is dioxin in them.
>
>What about the study done by Sherry E. Rier, Dan C. Martin, Paul
>Dmowski, et al., regarding Endometriosis in Rhesus Monkeys following
>exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin? Or the study by Audrey
>M. Cummings, Joan L. Metcalf, and Linda Birnbaum, regarding Promotion
>of Endometriosis by dioxin in Rats & Mice?
>
>Are you also saying that Dr. Philip Tierno Jr. chief of clinical
>microbiology and immunology at the New York University Medical Center is
>full of horse manure?! Please see http://www.mum.org/hr2900.htm
>
>To see what Dr. Philip Tierno Jr. has to say about the rumor being
>circulated regarding asbestos in tampons please see:
>http://www.mum.org/tamsafty.htm
>
>If Dioxin in Tampons was not a valid concern, do you think that Congress
>woman Carolyn Maloney would have introduced a bill called HR2900 The
>Tampon Safety & Research Act of 1997?
>
>Dioxin in Tampons is a VERY valid concern for women. And we are not
>IDIOTS for voicing our concerns about this matter. There are flaws in
>the message that is circulating regarding the dangers with tampons. But
>the heart of the message is correct. Dioxin is in tampons, and dioxin
>is linked to endometriosis & cancer.
>
>If you would like more information regarding the above studies, dioxin,
>or dioxin in tampons, please feel free to contact me or visit my
>website.
>
>Sincerely!
>Ruth
>ruthb@frontiernet.net
>Ruth's Page - Endometriosis & Dioxin
>http://www.frontiernet.net/~ruthb
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>Please support HR2900 The Tampon Safety & Research Act of 1997! Write to
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>your state representatives and tell them your concerns!
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Barbara Nesbitt
Editor, OBGYN.net
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