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            <title>Comment #1 by Delay And Deny</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:01:52 -0700</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>Will Make Couples Think...</strong></p><p>...next time they warm things up by starting foreplay with the foot massager bought from the local "Natural Body" store.</p>
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				<p><strong>Will Make Couples Think...</strong></p><p>...next time they warm things up by starting foreplay with the foot massager bought from the local "Natural Body" store.</p>
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            <title>Comment #2 by Pangolin</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:38:49 -0700</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>Thank God I was breastfed!!</strong></p><p>(checks)Yep, looks like no influence of plastic bottles here.</p><p>
On the other hand. The current american generation has been handed every bite they ever took from a &nbsp;plastic container chock full of phthalates. Then all their toys were soft plastic and probably the bed they slept on was coated in the stuff. </p><p>
Not a good prospect for domestic tranquility. &nbsp; </p>
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				<p><strong>Thank God I was breastfed!!</strong></p><p>(checks)Yep, looks like no influence of plastic bottles here.</p><p>
On the other hand. The current american generation has been handed every bite they ever took from a &nbsp;plastic container chock full of phthalates. Then all their toys were soft plastic and probably the bed they slept on was coated in the stuff. </p><p>
Not a good prospect for domestic tranquility. &nbsp; </p>
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            <title>Comment #3 by DannyGirl</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:16:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>brings up gender issues in a big way</strong></p><p>It's pretty noticeable for men and women alike (if the gals swing that way) when a man's 'gear' is on the small size - and very regrettable if this is attributable the plastics he was exposed to from the periods in utero through puberty. &nbsp;What I'm guessing is being in overlooked is the same kind of effect showing up in girls. &nbsp;That is is to say a too-small, impossible-to-find clitoris. &nbsp;Yet, this still sort of appearance files under 'feminine' and therefore socially acceptable (if sexually deleterious). &nbsp;So, to the extent that policy makers and industry actually give a crap about male sexual health, they might get off their butts and do something. &nbsp;Females will benefit by proxy, but no one's going to get off their buts to save the endangered clitoris, I'd hazard to say. </p>
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				<p><strong>brings up gender issues in a big way</strong></p><p>It's pretty noticeable for men and women alike (if the gals swing that way) when a man's 'gear' is on the small size - and very regrettable if this is attributable the plastics he was exposed to from the periods in utero through puberty. &nbsp;What I'm guessing is being in overlooked is the same kind of effect showing up in girls. &nbsp;That is is to say a too-small, impossible-to-find clitoris. &nbsp;Yet, this still sort of appearance files under 'feminine' and therefore socially acceptable (if sexually deleterious). &nbsp;So, to the extent that policy makers and industry actually give a crap about male sexual health, they might get off their butts and do something. &nbsp;Females will benefit by proxy, but no one's going to get off their buts to save the endangered clitoris, I'd hazard to say. </p>
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            <title>Comment #4 by Masked Goddess</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:04:13 -0700</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>More common than you know..</strong></p><p>Happened to 2 of my nephews. &nbsp;And yes, it can happen to your sons....</p><p>
And you'd think by messing with the family jewels it would get people's attention. &nbsp;However, we all think it won't touch us, or someone close to us. Let's not think about chemicals in plastic because hey, they make our lives so much easier and it's not going to happen to us.... </p>
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				<p><strong>More common than you know..</strong></p><p>Happened to 2 of my nephews. &nbsp;And yes, it can happen to your sons....</p><p>
And you'd think by messing with the family jewels it would get people's attention. &nbsp;However, we all think it won't touch us, or someone close to us. Let's not think about chemicals in plastic because hey, they make our lives so much easier and it's not going to happen to us.... </p>
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            <title>Comment #5 by vanini</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:18:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<p><strong>other plasticisers</strong></p><p>Besides phthalates, there are many other petrochemicals added to plastics to make them softer or more flexible. Some of them are known carcinogens and hormone disruptors, like phthalates and Bisphenol A; the health effects of others have not even been studied. Even less is known about the effects of combinations of these substances. We ingest cocktails of them daily and it's likely they're even worse that way.</p>
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				<p><strong>other plasticisers</strong></p><p>Besides phthalates, there are many other petrochemicals added to plastics to make them softer or more flexible. Some of them are known carcinogens and hormone disruptors, like phthalates and Bisphenol A; the health effects of others have not even been studied. Even less is known about the effects of combinations of these substances. We ingest cocktails of them daily and it's likely they're even worse that way.</p>
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