A Question for Women's health: Chemicals in Feminine Hygiene products and personal Lubricants

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Nicole, Wendee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FRAGRANCE; GALAXOLIDE; GLYCEROL; LUBRICATING AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCOSE RAYON;

ARTICLE; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LAW; MENSTRUAL TAMPON; MICROBIOME; MUCOSA; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYNTHETIC FIBER; VAGINA; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINITIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YEAST; FEMALE; NOTE;

FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; VAGINA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84907675378     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.122-A70     Document Type: Article

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