Top-selling condom and lube brands contain cancer-causing PFAS 'forever chemicals', researchers warn

Popular brands of condoms and lubricants incorporate vulnerable amounts of toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' linked to cancer, caller investigation has shown. 

Some Trojan condoms and K-Y jelly lube and gels had precocious levels of nan microscopic particles that are absorbed done nan tegument and origin untold harm successful nan body.

Researchers warned that genitals are peculiarly vulnerable organs to expose to PFAS because penis and pussy tegument is bladed and incorporate tons of humor vessels.

This increases nan consequence nan chemicals -  which are linked to infertility, sperm damage and gestation complications - get into nan humor watercourse wherever they tin recreation to different organs.

It is thought that nan chemicals extremity up successful nan products to thief repel moisture and liquid during sex.

The testing was carried retired by Mamavation, a women's wellness defense group, astatine a government-grade laboratory.

Researchers checked for nan beingness of fluorine, a motion of PFAS, successful 29 reproductive wellness products.

Fluorine is utilized successful creating atomic worldly for atomic powerfulness plans and insulating electrical towers, on pinch making plastics for illustration Teflon.

It was recovered astatine 13 parts per cardinal successful nan Trojan Ultra Thin Condoms for Ultra Sensitivity, much than nan 10ppm threat level.

Fluorine was recovered astatine astir double nan level successful nan Union Standard Ultra Thin Lubricated Male Latex Condoms (25 ppm)

Among nan lubes pinch nan highest levels were K-Y Jelly Classic Water-Based Personal Lubricant (13ppm) and Lola Tingling Mint Pleasure Gel for Spot-On Arousal (39ppm).

Overall, nan study recovered that six retired of nan 29 products tested (20 percent) had unsafe amounts of PFAS.

'It is chemically definite that nan female reproductive tract will beryllium contaminated by immoderate of nan chemicals successful condoms.'  Teresa Heinz, a Green Science Policy Institute researcher, said successful nan report.

'Because condoms are an vulnerability to nan astir delicate areas connected nan quality assemblage for some men and women, I would powerfully urge nan manufacture place and region these chemicals immediately,' Birnbaum wrote. 

PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are microscopic substances that return thousands of years to break down successful nan situation aliases quality body, hence their nickname 'forever chemicals'.

Their main intent is to repel h2o and oil, which is what makes non-stick cookware easier to cleanable and why definite jackets and tents tin withstand rain.

But nan chemicals tin seep into nan h2o proviso from washing dishes and tin participate nutrient if packaging is made to beryllium grease-resistant aliases if nan non-stick coating connected pots and pans originates to deteriorate.

PFAS are besides communal successful pesticides utilized to provender crops, which produces chemical-rich runoff that tin participate nan drinking h2o supply. 

They person been linked to aggregate cancers, asthma, fertility problems, obesity, commencement defects, glucosuria and autism.