As someone who has no knowledge on the topic, I'm just happy that we are getting more studies based on women's issues since they tend to be overlooked😅
@@CheekieCharlie and there are so many studies for erectile dysfunction yet we barely know anything about endo, which many women suffer! Have you read Invisible Women? Based on your comment, I think you would like it
@@anthropomorphicpeanut6160 and adenomyosis which is similar but almost worse. When I'm not on birth control my uterine lining grows into my uterus and it hurts, for a long time. And it makes sex hurt, but they think the cervix has no nerves!!
@@CheekieCharlie Reproductive issues don't even need to come from tampon use. I have never used a tampon and I have fibroids, endometriosis and PCOS. I found out at 14 that I am a reproductive train wreck.
The only thing I have to say is thank god I have never used a tampon and since pads etc are made by the same companies with the same materials sourced from the same locations. And if baby powder (not internal) can cause problems, then pads etc likely can too, we are just not ramming those up our wazoos. And we have known since 80s breast implants that silicone (cups are made from that) is no good for us...... I am now VERY glad that at my age I likely only have a few years left of my monthly he{{ and won't have to deal with it much longer. Evidently dishrags are my new best friend.
Your information is very wrong. 5 micrograms per liter of water?? That would mean drinking two litres of water is already highly dangerous (“safe” amount of lead is 0-5 micrograms per day). A study stated the average amount of lead was 8.5 ng/ for bottled water. This is almost 600 times less than the number you gave. The amount of lead per gram of tampon is 120 ng. Tampons weigh ~3 grams, so 360 ng. If you use the recommended amount of tampons for your period (4 days in this calculation), it would be 360 ng x 4 x 4 = 5760 ng, which is 5.67 micrograms. After 5 micrograms of lead in the blood it’s recommended to take action. For some enough to already be harmful. Especially if exposed to it every month. Now the only reason left to not worry, is that it’s unsure how much is actually absorbed in the body. Unfortunately it’s quite known that the uterus walls have a high and fast absorption rate.
I think your conversion is wrong. A ng/g is 1 ppb. A microgram/liter of water is 1 microgram /kg, or 1 ng/g. In other words I think the lead concentration is 120 microgram/L , which would be high if you were ingesting it. Other metals like arsenic were below the recommended drinking water limit. However, overall, I think this study has been promoted in a rather irresponsible way. Trace amounts of metals (and everything else) are everywhere. Of course it’s good to check these things, but given that this is not being driven by any evidence at all of metal toxicity, or even absorption, it’s getting way more dramatic reaction than it deserves at this stage.
Thank god I have never used tampons.. That is all I have to say. I know that pads are likely not better and (like babypowder) can still cause problems but at least I am not ramming it all up my wazoo.
Ive been using cotton pads for years due to this. I found that the switch lighten my periods. & less cramping/ other symptoms.i thought the chemicals in our feminine products was public knowledge? I found it myself yrs ago. . But I'm happy its grtting more news/research now
Pads etc are made by the same companies with the same materials sourced from the same locations. And if baby powder (not internal) can cause problems, then pads etc likely can too, we are just not ramming those up our wazoos. And we have known since 80s breast implants that silicone (cups are made from those) is no good for us......
As someone who has no knowledge on the topic, I'm just happy that we are getting more studies based on women's issues since they tend to be overlooked😅
It's so insane to me that women are half of the population but have hardly been studied for medical things! Like the pain scale is based on male pain!
@@CheekieCharlie and there are so many studies for erectile dysfunction yet we barely know anything about endo, which many women suffer! Have you read Invisible Women? Based on your comment, I think you would like it
@@anthropomorphicpeanut6160 and adenomyosis which is similar but almost worse. When I'm not on birth control my uterine lining grows into my uterus and it hurts, for a long time. And it makes sex hurt, but they think the cervix has no nerves!!
@@CheekieCharlie Reproductive issues don't even need to come from tampon use. I have never used a tampon and I have fibroids, endometriosis and PCOS. I found out at 14 that I am a reproductive train wreck.
Good information, as usual, Dr. Lincoln. Caution seems merited, as is attention, but no need to panic.
The only thing I have to say is thank god I have never used a tampon and since pads etc are made by the same companies with the same materials sourced from the same locations. And if baby powder (not internal) can cause problems, then pads etc likely can too, we are just not ramming those up our wazoos. And we have known since 80s breast implants that silicone (cups are made from that) is no good for us...... I am now VERY glad that at my age I likely only have a few years left of my monthly he{{ and won't have to deal with it much longer. Evidently dishrags are my new best friend.
Your information is very wrong. 5 micrograms per liter of water?? That would mean drinking two litres of water is already highly dangerous (“safe” amount of lead is 0-5 micrograms per day).
A study stated the average amount of lead was 8.5 ng/ for bottled water. This is almost 600 times less than the number you gave.
The amount of lead per gram of tampon is 120 ng. Tampons weigh ~3 grams, so 360 ng. If you use the recommended amount of tampons for your period (4 days in this calculation), it would be 360 ng x 4 x 4 = 5760 ng, which is 5.67 micrograms. After 5 micrograms of lead in the blood it’s recommended to take action. For some enough to already be harmful. Especially if exposed to it every month.
Now the only reason left to not worry, is that it’s unsure how much is actually absorbed in the body. Unfortunately it’s quite known that the uterus walls have a high and fast absorption rate.
So is pads safer for you ladies.i would buy them for my partner
Yes pads are the safest just check the expiry before using
I'm allergic to pads 😅
@gimygaming8655 well find the best tampon
@@richardpauly1635 no theyre not, menstrual cups are the safest
Cotton pads yes
I think your conversion is wrong. A ng/g is 1 ppb. A microgram/liter of water is 1 microgram /kg, or 1 ng/g. In other words I think the lead concentration is 120 microgram/L , which would be high if you were ingesting it. Other metals like arsenic were below the recommended drinking water limit. However, overall, I think this study has been promoted in a rather irresponsible way. Trace amounts of metals (and everything else) are everywhere. Of course it’s good to check these things, but given that this is not being driven by any evidence at all of metal toxicity, or even absorption, it’s getting way more dramatic reaction than it deserves at this stage.
Thank god I have never used tampons.. That is all I have to say. I know that pads are likely not better and (like babypowder) can still cause problems but at least I am not ramming it all up my wazoo.
While I won’t throw out my tampons I’m probably going to use them less now.
Ive been using cotton pads for years due to this. I found that the switch lighten my periods. & less cramping/ other symptoms.i thought the chemicals in our feminine products was public knowledge? I found it myself yrs ago. . But I'm happy its grtting more news/research now
Pads etc are made by the same companies with the same materials sourced from the same locations. And if baby powder (not internal) can cause problems, then pads etc likely can too, we are just not ramming those up our wazoos. And we have known since 80s breast implants that silicone (cups are made from those) is no good for us......
I still prefer using tampons. In future, they should conduct a better study with more information.