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Article: Concern over women's health issues prompts condom makers to stop using talc.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- January 10, 1996
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Candace Sue Kasper believes ``safe sex'' should be as safe for women as for men.
So early this year, the Dallas skin pathologist began urging _ some would say badgering _ condom-makers and the federal Food and Drug Administration to stop the little-known practice of coating condoms with talc.
Talc, a powder made from the rocklike mineral magnesium silicate, is an excellent dry lubricant, but can scar soft tissues inside the body, where it does not dissolve. In women, body powders containing talc have been linked to infertility and ovarian cancer.
Kasper's campaign apparently worked.
``We've requested U.S. manufacturers to cease using (talc) and, ...