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Tampons have lead in them—what does it mean for your health? - National Geographic (No paywall)

Exposure to arsenic—sometimes known as the “king of poisons”—and lead—potentially responsible for the madness of Van Gogh—can be fatal. So a wave of concern has spread across social media following a study that revealed tampons contain arsenic, lead, and other heavy meals. But how worried do we actually need to be?

But the study revealed high levels of lead—10 times more than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s limit for drinking water. It’s not the perfect comparison, Shearston says, because “we don’t drink tampons, we use them vaginally,” but notes that the vagina has lots of blood vessels and a large surface area, which help with absorption.

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