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Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Perfume at All Costs

Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes and scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer later in life.

Research on rats has found the reproductive system of male fetuses could be as early as eight weeks into gestation by chemicals found in those cosmetics.

There appears to be a "time window" of eight to twelve weeks' gestation when certain hormones in the fetus are activated and the male reproductive system comes into being. Future male fertility problems, including undescended testicles, low sperm count and the risk of testicular cancer, could be caused during this period if hormones such as testosterone do not work properly.

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  Horncastle News September 1, 2008




 
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Posted On Sep 02, 2008
I read Our Stolen Future last year, and this news is not really all that new. When I found I was pregnant last Christmas, I immediately ceased using all commercial cosmetics and learned to make my own because I wanted the best for my baby.

It was a good thing, too... I gave birth to my boy three days ago.

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Maj, congratulations!  I hope you both are well and getting some rest.
Your son is very blessed to have you for his mother.

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Posted On Sep 01, 2008
I wish everyone would avoid perfume. It can be quite a trial going out somewhere if there are people wearing perfume when you have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

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Posted On Sep 02, 2008
I believe a mother should do all she can to ensure she has a healthy, happy baby.  That said, should a woman have a baby after the age of forty (even if she can still conceive naturally)?  I know women over a certain age are more likely to have a baby with Down's syndrome.  Would choosing to have a child later in life be equal to smoking while pregnant?

This isn't a judgmental question, I'm just curious about how other people feel about this.

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Posted On Sep 03, 2008
Based on the two Down syndrome children next door to me, there is no reason to avoid having a Down syndrome child.  In fact, after their first, they adopted the second.  And it's a joy to have them in the neighborhood.

I'm not sure what your comment has to do with perfume during pregnancy.  All I can say is perfume made me want to barf, and I could literally walk through the building and tell where women had been five minutes before and what path they took.  About halfway through pregnancy, my nose got less sensitive.

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