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PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH WHITAKER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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These manmade chemical compounds are found all over the house—shower curtains, cosmetics, food packaging, the coatings of medications.
In lab tests, these chemicals have been shown to extend the life of uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths that affect 70 to 80 percent of women. These growths range from the size of a seed to a soccer ball. They can disrupt lives.
As researchers (finally) learn more about fibroids, the role of the poorly regulated compounds, known as phthAlates, is becoming clearer. It’s not good.
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