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Article: U.S. MANUFACTURERS RESPOND Condom-makers to stop using talc The dry lubricant does not dissolve inside body and can scar soft tissues
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 22, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Candace Sue Kasper believes "safe sex" should be as safe for women
as for men.
So early last 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 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, in
fact, all have agreed not to use it in manufacturing ...