title: By the way, doctor: I received an e-mail from a friend about the dangers of using tampons because of the asbestos, dioxin, and rayon in them. Occasionally I get such warnings passed on to me through the Internet and have no way to quickly verify them. Is there truth to this one?
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robb-Nicholson
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000032:analysis; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013630:Tampons, Surgical
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D001194:Asbestos