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  1. Sanitary Pads - Problems  in Waste Management, Hazards to Environment and Human Health

      by Dr. V.V.Karunakaran

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   2. Wrapped in Secrecy: Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products

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   3. Human Papilloma Virus (HVP) - A cause of concern

Dioxin and their effects on human health

WHO fact sheets on dioxin and their effects on human health: includes key facts, definitions, sources, contamination incidents, control, reduction of risk, WHO response 

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Dioxins, Furans and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls Factsheet

Center for Disease Control & Prevention in coordination with National Biomonitoring Program NBP

https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/DioxinLikeChemicals_FactSheet.html

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What is in Period Products? 

Timeline of chemical testing

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Impact on Healthy Lactobacilli

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Sanitary pads and diapers contain higher phthalate contents than those in common commercial plastic products

National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institute of Health, USA Gov

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Sanitary Pads: Damaging The Environment & Women's Health | Menstrual Waste 

Sanitary pads can cause Cancer – Reasons and prevention

Dr. Nikhil Ghadyalpatil, Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist & Hemato-Oncologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad (Times of India)

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"The phthalates and VOCs mentioned in the study can cause severe reproductive toxicity and behavioral disorders," cautioned Dr. Uma Vaidyanathan, a gynecologist at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh

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Cancer, Infertility, PCOS, Diabetes link to Sanitary Pads? I Barkha Dutt

Mojo Story, Led by Burkha Dutta & participated by Dr. Dodul Mondol, oncologist & Dia Mira, actor 

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Should you continue to use sanitary pads? New study points to the presence of cancer-causing toxins in them

The Indian Express

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Sanitary pads contain chemicals leading to cancer, cardio problems: Report

Times of India

Shown is a list of the chemicals that have been detected in period products and the health impacts of concern associated with exposure.  These health impacts have not been associated with use of period products because this kind of research has never been conducted and due to lack of stringent regulations.  We provide this list simply to better explain why we are concerned about the presence of these chemicals in period products, and why we believe more investigation is necessary.

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