A Voice for Choice Advocacy
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A Voice for Choice Advocacy advocates for people’s rights to be fully informed about the composition, quality, and short- and long-term health effects of all products that go into people’s bodies, such as food, water, air, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
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"Widespread exposure to toxins in heavy metals may have a big impact on health problems linked to earlier aging of the ovaries in middle-aged women, such as hot flashes, bone weakening and osteoporosis, higher chances of heart disease and cognitive decline."

#HeavyMetals #WomensHealth #GetToxicsOut

https://www.zenger.news/2024/01/25/study-reveals-link-between-toxic-metals-and-reduced-egg-count-in-women/
#Vermont has become the first state in the US to ban multiple chemicals from menstrual products such as tampons and sanitary pads. The chemicals banned include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS), phthalates, formaldehyde, 1,4-dioxane and mercury. The law is set to come into force in January 2026.

#GetToxicsOut #WomensHealth #Fertility

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/first-us-state-bans-pfas-other-chemicals-from-period-products/4019622.article
"Tampons are of particular concern as a potential source of exposure to chemicals, including metals, because the skin of the vagina has a higher potential for chemical absorption than skin elsewhere on the body.

In addition, the products are used by a large percentage of the population on a monthly basis—50–80% of those who menstruate use tampons—for several hours at a time."

#Tampons #PersonalCareProducts #WomensHealth #Fertility #GetToxicsOUT

https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/research-highlights/first-study-to-measure-toxic-metals-in-tampons-shows-arsenic-and-lead
"Removing both of a woman's ovaries before natural menopause may reduce the integrity of white matter in their brains, scientists have found.

White matter makes up half of the human brain and plays an important role in connecting different brain regions.

Loss in white matter integrity can affect our brain's ability to send coordinated signals between these different brain regions, which may ultimately impact our ability to learn, process memories, balance, and solve problems. And it appears this integrity might be affected by surgical menopause."

#Surgery #Oophorectomy #Healthcare #WomensHealth #BrainHealth #InformedChoice

https://www.newsweek.com/brain-shrink-surgical-menopause-doctors-1914953