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   Radical Anthropology (radicalanthro@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 07:40:39 JST Radical Anthropology

   Ubiquitous #PFAS linked to #infertility in #women
   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/06/forever-chemicals-infertility-women-pfas-blood

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     Fifi Lamoura (fifilamoura@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 07:40:35 JST Fifi Lamoura

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     @RadicalAnthro Here's an article about the firefighter who made the initial observations and pushed for the studies... It's an epic story one many levels. This bit being the bit I love the most, good old deductive reasoning!

     "Mick had read studies showing women tended to have lower PFAS levels than men, but he didn't know why. One night he couldn't sleep and went down to his shed to change the oil in his wife's car. "That's when I had this light bulb moment," Mick says. "The reason you change the oil in your car is, so you don't blow the engine up. Maybe women have lower PFAS levels because they lose blood when they menstruate? So maybe if firefighters donate blood or plasma, we could get this stuff out of our bodies."

     https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-26/mick-tisbury-12-year-fight-to-protect-firefighters/101392332

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     Radical Anthropology (radicalanthro@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 07:40:36 JST Radical Anthropology

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     • Fifi Lamoura

     @fifilamoura article here https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/12/heres-another-reason-to-donate-blood-it-reduces-forever-chemicals-in-your-body?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16808014893488&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2022%2Fmay%2F12%2Fheres-another-reason-to-donate-blood-it-reduces-forever-chemicals-in-your-body

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     Radical Anthropology (radicalanthro@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 07:40:37 JST Radical Anthropology

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     • Fifi Lamoura

     @fifilamoura wow that's interesting! PFAS incredibly difficult to avoid in general.

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     Fifi Lamoura (fifilamoura@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 07:40:38 JST Fifi Lamoura

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     @RadicalAnthro Firefighters in Australia figured out that donating blood helps reduce the levels of PFAS in the blood (the donated blood is replaced by fresh blood the body creates). A fire chief noticed the connection due to blood donors on his crew having less cancer and then teamed up with scientists to prove it. A truly spectacular bit of observational science from a citizen scientist. Perhaps women considering getting pregnant should consider donating blood regularly? (I would if I wasn't barred from donating blood due to having lived in the UK in the 80s.)