Baby Powder and link to OVC

[meganrogers]

I know many of you know about the link between baby powder and OVC. Baby powder has tiny particles of asbestos. They tried to ban it several years ago, but decided it had such small doses of asbestos. The baby powder travels trough the tubes and remains in the ovaries to build up and later result in OVC. My doctor admitted this and I have have found it on many sights. My question is how many of us have used baby powder either in private areas or on the thighs? I wanted to see if I found a correlation of how many of us got to this point. I used it since 1984 and now have recurrent OVC.
Links: http://www.maacenter.org/asbestos/products/babypowder.php http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/cosmetics/talc.htm http://www.asbestos.net/asbestos-products/baby-powder.html

If you want to find info on your own, just type in asbestos in baby powder.

Please let me know about your use of baby powder. Thank you.

[meganrogers]

I am so proud of you. I did the same.  You have to wonder about all the men with prostrate cancer and the use of Gold Bond Powder. I just don't get why they let us use these products, but look at cigarettes. Did you read my comment above answering the question? My OB Gyn said it goes up the Fallopian Tubes and then rest in the ovaries. Think about putting powder in front of your mouth and then walking, just the presence would be absorbed.  I hope that makes sense. Megan

[Ramsay14]

Hi Ireneo,

I was wondering the same thing about how the powder can get to the ovaries.  I am thinking that tampons, intercourse, pelvic exams, etc., would push the powder up in there.  In fact latex gloves (at least they used to) have powder on them.  I threw away everything with talc in it this morning.

Ramsay

[meganrogers]

I should have stated it was all powder with talc. I would not use any powder at all, but supposedly powder with cornstarch is o.k. My Gyn Oncologist tells me it travels up the Fallopian Tubes and rests in the ovaries. megan

[helenl89]

Ive used baby powdwer for years, Never knew this, have stage 2 ovc. drs never mentioned this. Does this mean that if i still use it that the cancer is going to reaccur? Will have to research this, thanks for info

[ireneo]

Does that mean all baby powders contain asbestos, even today? And what about other bath powders? And how many of us remember whether our Moms used powder on us when we were infants?

My husband has used baby powder for as long as I've known him (over 36 years). Any studies on the effect on men? Seems it should affect them as well.

My Mom probably used it on me but I'm fine, so far. Just had a 10cm cyst removed last year and I'm menopausal. Connection? Probably not.  Yep, I'm a little skeptical. Just wondering how the powder manages to crawl way up into a woman's body.

[Ramsay14]

I used baby powder for many of my teen years.  That was in the mid to late 70's.  I have recurrent OvCa.