The heavy metals arsenic, cadmium, and mercury may function as ovarian toxicants, causing earlier aging of the ovaries in women approaching menopause. Higher urinary concentrations of arsenic and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A study found some tampons may contain toxic metals such as arsenic, lead and cadmium. With a large percentage of the population using these products on a monthly basis, are ...

Tampon users have taken to TikTok to show themselves throwing their unused products straight into the trash. The panic stems from new research that found traces of toxic metals, including lead and ...

A new study that detected variable levels of heavy metals, including lead, in tampons currently on the market is being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a spokesperson for the agency ...